MAPLE LEAF CEMETERY
Comines-Warneton
Hainaut
Belgium
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Take the N365 Ieper-Armentieres road, continue to the village of Ploegsteert and upon reaching the village turn right at the church into rue du Romarin, at the end of the road go left into Niepkerkestraat, after just 50m go right onto Zakstraat and the cemetery is 50m beyond the turn onto Zakstraat.
This cemetery was started in December 1914 by fighting units and Field Ambulances of the British Army. It wasn’t until the village was occupied by the Advanced Dressing Station of the 3rd Canadian Field Ambulance, from July 1915-April 1916 that the cemetery acquired its present name. The last British burial here was in December 1917, although German graves were added in April 1918, when this area fell into enemy hands.
Shot at Dawn: Private A. Parry, 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment, executed for desertion 30/08/1917, row K. 4.
CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 80; Canada 39; Australia 4; New Zealand 43; South Africa 1; Germany 9; Total Burials: 176
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