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ESPLECHIN CHURCHYARD
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Hainaut

​Belgium

GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.57378 Longitude: 3.30399

Location Information

The village of Esplechin is located south-east of Tournai off the N508. From the E42 motorway turn off at junction 35 and onto the N7 direction Lille. Follow the N7 to the first junction and turn left direction Esplechin, under the motorway and through the village of Lamain and into Esplechin. The church is in the centre of the village. The graves are located to the left of the church at the front and to the right of the church at the rear.


Historical Information

Esplechin Churchyard contains 28 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, all dating from October and November 1918, and the Advance to Victory.

Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 28.


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Graves with Two Burials

200970 Serjeant James Chadwick, M. M. "A" Company, 2nd/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 20th October 1918, aged 29. Son of William and Alice Chadwick; husband of Mary H. Chadwick, of 33, Ingham St., Bury, Lancs. Born at Bury. His headstone bears the inscription "Tho Death Divides Fond Memories Cling From Family"
INSCRIPTION. THO' DEATH DIVIDES FOND MEMORIES CLING FROM FAMILY.

201377 Lance Corporal F. Fitzpatrick, M. M. and Bar, 2nd/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 20th October 1918, aged 34. Son of Frank and Emma Fitzpatrick; husband of Dinah Fitzpatrick, of 6, Portland St., Elton, Bury, Lancs. INSCRIPTION. R.I.P.

15184 Private J. Gibson, 2nd/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 20th October 1918.

24998 Private Ronald Charles Yates, 2nd/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 20th October 1918, aged 21. Son of Mrs. Ellen Yates, of Batchfield House, Bishop's Frome, Worcester; and the late William Herbert Yates.

We are currently missing 11 Headstones


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