DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY

CEMETERY EXTENSION

 

Ieper

 

West-Vlaanderen

 

Belgium

 

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Dickebusch (now Dikkebus) is a village and commune in the province of West Flanders, 5 kilometres South-West of Ypres on the road to Bailleul. The new military cemetery is on the South-side of the village, on the East side of the road to Vierstraat; and the extension faces it, on the West side of the road.

The Extension was begun in May 1917 and used until January 1918, by units and Field Ambulances, even during the German attack which reached Dickebusch lake on the 8th May. It contains the graves of 520 soldiers from the United Kingdom, 24 from Australia, 2 from Canada, and 1 from South Africa; and 260 of these officers and men belong to Artillery units. 1 German prisoner is buried in Plot III, Row C.

 

CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 520; Canada 2; Australia 24; South Africa 1; Total Burials: 547

 

168040 Gunner

Riley Chew

2nd Army Pool

Royal Garrison Artillery

14/07/1917, aged 28.

Plot II. B. 8

Son of William and Millicent Chew; husband of Maud Chew,

of Swindon Moor Head, Hellifield, Leeds.

 

Picture courtesy of Roger Thomas

 

 

Number of burials by Unit

 Royal Field Artillery
131
   Royal Garrison Artillery
98
Royal Engineers
26
   Durham Light Inf
25
Australian Units
24
   Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt)
18
Royal West Kent Regt (Queens Own)
17
   Royal Army Medical Corps
16
Middlesex Regt
14
  Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt)
14
Royal Sussex Regt
13
   Machine Gun Corps (Inf)
12
Northamptonshire Regt
10
   King's Royal Rifle Corps
9
Army Service Corps
8
   Manchester Regt
8
South Staffordshire Regt
8
   Bedfordshire Regt
6
Hampshire Regt
6
   King's Liverpool Regt
6
East Surrey Regt
5
   Royal Irish Rifles
5
Machine Gun Corps (Heavy)
4
   Northumberland Fusiliers
4
Yorkshire Regt (Green Howards)
4
   19th Bn London Regt (St. Pancras)
3
20th Bn London Regt (Blackheath & Woolwich)
3
   7th Bn London Regt
3
Buffs (East Kent Regt)
3
   Rifle Brigade
3
South Lancashire Regt
3
   South Wales Borderers
3
1st Bn London Regt (Royal Fusiliers)
2
   Army Cyclist Corps
2
Canadian Units
2
   Cheshire Regt
2
Leicestershire Regt
2
   Royal Scots Fusiliers
2
Seaforth Highlanders
2
   Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt)
2
15th Bn London Regt (P.W.O Civil Service Rifles)
1
   1st Kent Cyclist Btn.
1
Border Regt
1
   Devonshire Regt
1
East Lancashire Regt
1
   Highland Light Inf
1
Labour Corps
1
   Leinster Regt
1
Loyal North Lancashire Regt
1
   North Staffordshire Regt
1
Royal Irish Regt
1
   Royal Welsh Fusiliers
1
South African Units
1
   West Yorkshire Regt
1
Identified UK & Dominion Burials
  542
    
 
Unidentified Burials
  6
    
 
Total Burials
 548
    Information collated by Barry Cuttell

 

 

Those with awards buried/commemorated within this cemetery:

 

BAXTER, Dvr. Edgar Walter, Bronze Medal (Italy) "A" Bty. 103rd Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 4th Aug. 1917, aged 19. 4 B 6

BELCHER, Lt. Col. Harold Thomas, D.S.O. 52nd Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 8th July 1917, aged 42. Son of the Rev. Hayes Belcher of Bramley, Hants. 2 D 28

BUCKNELL, Lt. William Wentworth, Mentioned in Despatches. "A" Bty. 103rd Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 10th Aug. 1917, aged 26. Born at Lewisham, Sydney, Australia. 2 F 5

CLIFFORD, Lt. Col. Wigram, D.S.O. 1st, attd. 10th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 20th June 1917, aged 41. Son of Maj. Gen. R.M. and Mrs. C. S. Clifford of Bitterne, Southampton. 3 D 11

COLLINS, Maj. Percy Robert Murdoch, D.S.O. Commanding 13th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 25th June 1917, aged 26. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Collins of Victoria, Australia. 2 B 41

HUGHES, Sgt. G., M.M. "A" Bty. 104th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 29th July 1917, aged 32. 2 E 12

INNES, Lt. James Stuart d'Auvergne, M.C. and Bar. 34th Bty. Royal Field Artillery. Died 5th Aug. 1917, aged 31. 4 B 4

MITCHELL, 2nd Cpl. Alexander John, M.M. 105th Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Died 20th July 1917, aged 34. 2 D 11

MUTIMER, Cpl. Ronald, M.M. 297th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 23rd July 1917, aged 29. B.A. (Durham University) 3 E 31

ORCHARD, Bmdr. Arthur William, M.M. 10th Brig. Australian Field Artillery. Died of wounds 15th July 1917. 2 D 17

POTTER, Maj. Kenneth Mitchell, D.S.O. "D" Bty. 52nd Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 8th July 1917, aged 35. 2 D 29

VANDOME, Gnr. H., M.M. 34th Bty. Royal Field Artillery. Died 5th Aug. 1917. 4 B 5
 

Amongst others buried in this cemetery:

BERTIE, Cpl. Robert. 10th Inf. Labour Coy. The Queen's transf. to (70249) 118th Coy. Labour Corps. Killed in enemy air raid 20th July 1917, aged 20. 2 D 4

BINSTED, Cpl. Henry Joseph. "C" Bty. 119th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 20th June 1917, aged 23. A Journalist. 3 D 30

BROOM, 2nd Lt. Frederick John Maurice. 8th Bn. Middlesex Regt. Killed in action at Messines 7th June 1917, aged 24. 3 C 22

CHEYNE, Maj. Harry. "D" Bty. 189th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 10th July 1917, aged 34. Writer to the Signet. 2 D 26

DEANE, 2nd Lt. Richard John (Special Reserve) 117th Bty. 26th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died of accidental injuries 18th July 1917, aged 19. Son of Col. R W Deane (Lancs. Fus.) and Mrs. Deane of Hassocks, Sussex. Educated at St. Peter's Court, Broadstairs, and Marlborough College. Born at Fleetwood, Lancs. 2 D 12

HARPER, 2nd Lt. Alan Gordon. "A" Bty. 187th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action, at The Brasserie, near Dickebusch, 1st June 1917, aged 28. M.A., B.Sc. A Demy of Magdalen College, Oxford and Acting Professor of Botany at Presidency College, Madras. Joined Army in 1914. 3 A 40

HEDLEY, Capt. William James. 11th Bn. The Queen's. Killed in action at Messines, 7th June 1917, aged 21. Also served with the Royal Fusiliers and 15th Bn. Durham Light Inf. 3 B 40

JOHNSON, Bmdr. Wallace. 289th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 8th July 1917, aged 41. Teacher of the Deaf. 2 B 23

LAYTE, Gnr. Edgar. 26th Brig. Ammunition Col. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in enemy air raid 4th July 1917, aged 22. 2 B 32

MALONE, L/Cpl, E. J. 80th Cable Sect. Royal Engineers. Died 20th June 1917, aged 24. Employed at G.P.O. (Telephone Dept.) 3 D 14

MANLY, Lt. Eric Cecil John. "B" Bty. 82nd Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action near Ypres, 18th July 1917, aged 21. 2 D 9

MANSFIELD, 2nd Lt. John Roy. 121st Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action near Ypres 18th June 1917, aged 20. 3 B 44

MARTIN, 2nd Cpl. Robert Charles. 202nd Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Killed in action 31st July 1917, aged 36. Also served in the South African War. 4 B 2

MARTIN, 2nd Lt. Trice. 11th Bn. The Queen's. Killed in action at Messines 7th June 1917, aged 36. B.A. (Cambridge) 3 B 37

MOORE, Gnr. William Bowerman. 9th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in enemy air raid 7th Aug. 1917, aged 34. 2 G 17

MOHERSILL, 2nd Lt. James Neville. "B" Coy. 10th Bn. Royal West Kent Regt. Killed in action at Messines Ridge, 7th June 1917, aged 34. 3 C 23

RICHARDSON, 2nd Lt. Arthur Stuart. 13th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 25th June 1917, aged 24. Formerly Sgt. in 44th Field Ambulance. Royal Army Medical Corps. Medical student of Caius College, Cambridge. 2 B 39

ROSS, Lt. Andrew Beaconsfield. Royal Army Medical Corps, attd. 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 6th Aug. 1917, aged 39. M.A., M.B., M.D. of Edinburgh University. Practising at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs. 4 B 7

SMITH, Cpl. Lawrence Alfred. 6th Bn. Bedfordshire Regt. Died 22nd Jan. 1918, aged 23. Late of "K" Division, Metropolitan Police. 1 C 2

STEPNEY, Gnr. Jack. "A" Bty, 86th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 1st Aug. 1917, aged 24. Born at Pulborough, Sussex. Four times wounded. 1 C 9

TURNER, Pte. Charles Edward Edward. 20th Bn. Durham Light Inf. Killed in action 3rd June 1917, aged 19. Enlisted in 36th (Ulster) Div. Cyclist Coy. 3 B 6

Information collated by Barry Cuttell

 

 

Plan of cemetery:

 

This cemetery is shown to the left of the central road

 

 

 

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