DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY EXTENSION
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.81831 Longitude: 2.83238
Location Information
From Ieper town centre the Dikkebusseweg (N375), is reached via Elverdingsestraat, straight over a roundabout onto J.Capronstraat (for 30 metres), then left along M.Fochlaan.
Immediately after the train station, the first right hand turning is the Dikkebusseweg.
On reaching the village of Dikkebus, the cemetery is located on the Kerkstraat, which is a small street turning left off the Dikkebusseweg. 200 metres along this street, and just beyond the village church, lies the cemetery.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
The New Military Cemetery was begun in February 1915 and was used until May 1917 by fighting units and field ambulances, with a few further burials taking place in March and April 1918. The Extension was used from May 1917 to January 1918.
The New Military Cemetery contains 624 First World War burials, including 8 unidentified, the Extension contains 547 including 5 unidentified.
The site was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Captain Wilfred Clement Von Berg MC
Total Burials: 547.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 515, Australia 24, Canada 2, South Africa 1. Total 542.
Unidentified Casualties: 5.
From Ieper town centre the Dikkebusseweg (N375), is reached via Elverdingsestraat, straight over a roundabout onto J.Capronstraat (for 30 metres), then left along M.Fochlaan.
Immediately after the train station, the first right hand turning is the Dikkebusseweg.
On reaching the village of Dikkebus, the cemetery is located on the Kerkstraat, which is a small street turning left off the Dikkebusseweg. 200 metres along this street, and just beyond the village church, lies the cemetery.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
The New Military Cemetery was begun in February 1915 and was used until May 1917 by fighting units and field ambulances, with a few further burials taking place in March and April 1918. The Extension was used from May 1917 to January 1918.
The New Military Cemetery contains 624 First World War burials, including 8 unidentified, the Extension contains 547 including 5 unidentified.
The site was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Captain Wilfred Clement Von Berg MC
Total Burials: 547.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 515, Australia 24, Canada 2, South Africa 1. Total 542.
Unidentified Casualties: 5.
993 Gunner
William (Bill) Wallace Bacon
4th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
31st July 1917
Plot I. C. 3.
Originally of the 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment. A drover from Footscray, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Bacon embarked with the 4th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Hororata on 27 September 1915. Later transferring to the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column and then to the 22nd Field Artillery Brigade (FAB), he was mustered with the rank of Gunner and was wounded in action. Later transferring to 4th FAB, he was killed in action on 31 July 1917.
William (Bill) Wallace Bacon
4th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
31st July 1917
Plot I. C. 3.
Originally of the 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment. A drover from Footscray, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Bacon embarked with the 4th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Hororata on 27 September 1915. Later transferring to the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column and then to the 22nd Field Artillery Brigade (FAB), he was mustered with the rank of Gunner and was wounded in action. Later transferring to 4th FAB, he was killed in action on 31 July 1917.
45413 Driver
Walter Frederick Barton
"C" Bty. 103rd Bde. Royal Field Artillery
9th August 1917, aged 21.
Plot II. G. 5.
Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Barton, of 49, Lee Smith St., Hedon Rd., Hull.
His headstone bears the inscription; "God Is His Own Interpreter."
Picture courtesy of Ray Gould
Walter Frederick Barton
"C" Bty. 103rd Bde. Royal Field Artillery
9th August 1917, aged 21.
Plot II. G. 5.
Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Barton, of 49, Lee Smith St., Hedon Rd., Hull.
His headstone bears the inscription; "God Is His Own Interpreter."
Picture courtesy of Ray Gould
42979 Corporal
Robert Bertie
10th Inf. Labour Coy. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
transf. to (70249) 118th Coy. Labour Corps
20th July 1917, aged 20.
Plot II. D. 4.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Ever Remembered."
Robert Bertie
10th Inf. Labour Coy. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
transf. to (70249) 118th Coy. Labour Corps
20th July 1917, aged 20.
Plot II. D. 4.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Ever Remembered."
168040 Gunner
Riley Chew
2nd Army Pool, Royal Garrison Artillery
14th July 1917, aged 28.
Plot II. B. 8
Son of William and Millicent Chew; husband of Maud Chew,
of Swindon Moor Head, Hellifield, Leeds.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Husband Of Maud Chew, Hellifield. Loved By All."
Picture courtesy of Roger Thomas
Riley Chew
2nd Army Pool, Royal Garrison Artillery
14th July 1917, aged 28.
Plot II. B. 8
Son of William and Millicent Chew; husband of Maud Chew,
of Swindon Moor Head, Hellifield, Leeds.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Husband Of Maud Chew, Hellifield. Loved By All."
Picture courtesy of Roger Thomas
Second Lieutenant
Harold James Deller
"A" Bty. 104th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
30th July 1917, aged 20.
Plot II. E. 10.
Son of James Alfred and Rachel Deller, of 79, Calton Avenue, Dulwich, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Faithful To The Call Of Duty And Honour."
Harold James Deller
"A" Bty. 104th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
30th July 1917, aged 20.
Plot II. E. 10.
Son of James Alfred and Rachel Deller, of 79, Calton Avenue, Dulwich, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Faithful To The Call Of Duty And Honour."
18191 Serjeant
George Hughes, M. M.
"A" Bty. 104th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
29th July 1917, aged 32.
Plot II. E. 12.
Husband of Mary Ethel Hughes, of 28, Church St., Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription; "There's Peace And Rest In Paradise."
George Hughes, M. M.
"A" Bty. 104th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
29th July 1917, aged 32.
Plot II. E. 12.
Husband of Mary Ethel Hughes, of 28, Church St., Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription; "There's Peace And Rest In Paradise."
2493 Bombardier
Arthur William Orchard, M. M.
10th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
15th July 1917, aged 21.
Plot II. D. 17.
From Launceston, Tas. A clerk prior to enlisting on 17 March 1915, he embarked from Adelaide, SA, aboard HMAT Kanowna on 24 June 1915. He died of wounds, aged 21, on 15 July 1917 in Belgium.
Arthur William Orchard, M. M.
10th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
15th July 1917, aged 21.
Plot II. D. 17.
From Launceston, Tas. A clerk prior to enlisting on 17 March 1915, he embarked from Adelaide, SA, aboard HMAT Kanowna on 24 June 1915. He died of wounds, aged 21, on 15 July 1917 in Belgium.
17124 Gunner
Allwyn Adam Thomson Pringle
5th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
29th July 1917, aged 24.
Plot I. C. 7.
Son of Lt. Col. A. T. Pringle, V.D., and Christian Hilda Pringle, of Oaklea, Plumpton, New South Wales. Native of Concord, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Dearly Loved Son Of Lieut. Col. & Mrs. A. T. Pringle Of Plumpton, N.S.W."
A grazier from Rooty Hill, NSW prior to enlistment, Gnr Pringle embarked with the 17th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Borda on 5 June 1916. On 29 July 1917 while serving with 105 Howitzer Battery, he was killed in action, aged 24.
Allwyn Adam Thomson Pringle
5th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
29th July 1917, aged 24.
Plot I. C. 7.
Son of Lt. Col. A. T. Pringle, V.D., and Christian Hilda Pringle, of Oaklea, Plumpton, New South Wales. Native of Concord, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Dearly Loved Son Of Lieut. Col. & Mrs. A. T. Pringle Of Plumpton, N.S.W."
A grazier from Rooty Hill, NSW prior to enlistment, Gnr Pringle embarked with the 17th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Borda on 5 June 1916. On 29 July 1917 while serving with 105 Howitzer Battery, he was killed in action, aged 24.
Images in this gallery © Geerhard Joos
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
Men of the 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment resting in camp near Dickebusch on 9 August 1917. Prior to coming out of the line this battalion had taken part in an attack on Shrewsbury Forest on 31 July 1917, during which the unit lost its commanding officer, 11 officers and 246 men. © IWM Q 5847