50TH (NORTHUMBRIAN) DIVISION MEMORIAL
St. Jan
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
Location Information
50th (Northumbrian) Division Memorial is located to the North-East of the town of Ieper. From the station turn left and drive along M.Fochlaan to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left into M.Haiglaan and drive to the next roundabout. Here turn right into Oude Veurnestraat, this then changes into Diksmuidseweg and Brugseweg drive along this road to the traffic lights. Straight over the lights to the end of the road. At the T junction turn left (still Brugseweg) and continue along this road through the village of Sint Jan (N313). After the village you come to a fork in the road, take the right hand fork and the memorial is 150 metres along on the right hand side.
Historical Information
The impressive memorial to the Northumbrian Division, situated in the hamlet of Wieltje in the Ypres salient. The Division went into action here so soon after it had arrived from England, and had a hard fight here during the battle of April 1915.
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
50th (Northumbrian) Division Memorial is located to the North-East of the town of Ieper. From the station turn left and drive along M.Fochlaan to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left into M.Haiglaan and drive to the next roundabout. Here turn right into Oude Veurnestraat, this then changes into Diksmuidseweg and Brugseweg drive along this road to the traffic lights. Straight over the lights to the end of the road. At the T junction turn left (still Brugseweg) and continue along this road through the village of Sint Jan (N313). After the village you come to a fork in the road, take the right hand fork and the memorial is 150 metres along on the right hand side.
Historical Information
The impressive memorial to the Northumbrian Division, situated in the hamlet of Wieltje in the Ypres salient. The Division went into action here so soon after it had arrived from England, and had a hard fight here during the battle of April 1915.
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
