HEDGE ROW TRENCH CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.81948 Longitude: 2.91397
Location Information
Hedge Row Trench Cemetery is located 4 km south east of Ieper town centre, on the Verbrandemolenstraat a road leading from the Komenseweg, connecting Ieper to Komen (N336).
From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 km along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Komenseweg.
2.5 km along the Komenseweg lies the right hand turning onto the Vaartstraat. 900 metres along the Vaartstraat lies the left hand turning onto the Verbrandemolenstraat. 400 metres along the Verbrandemolenstraat a short distance from the road is the cemetery.
Visiting Information
Visitors to this site should note that the 100 metre grassed access path leading to this cemetery is not accessible by vehicle.
Wheelchair access to cemetery possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
The commune of Zillebeke contains many Commonwealth cemeteries as the front line trenches ran through it during the greater part of the First World War.
Hedge Row Trench Cemetery was begun in March 1915 and used until August 1917, sometimes under the name of Ravine Wood Cemetery. The cemetery suffered very severely from shell fire, and after the Armistice the positions of the individual graves could not be found or reconstructed. The headstones are therefore arranged symmetrically round the Cross of Sacrifice.
The cemetery contains 98 First World War burials.
The cemetery was designed by John Reginald Truelove
Total Burials: 98.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 94, Canada 2. Total 96.
Unidentified Casualties: 2.
Hedge Row Trench Cemetery is located 4 km south east of Ieper town centre, on the Verbrandemolenstraat a road leading from the Komenseweg, connecting Ieper to Komen (N336).
From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 km along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Komenseweg.
2.5 km along the Komenseweg lies the right hand turning onto the Vaartstraat. 900 metres along the Vaartstraat lies the left hand turning onto the Verbrandemolenstraat. 400 metres along the Verbrandemolenstraat a short distance from the road is the cemetery.
Visiting Information
Visitors to this site should note that the 100 metre grassed access path leading to this cemetery is not accessible by vehicle.
Wheelchair access to cemetery possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
The commune of Zillebeke contains many Commonwealth cemeteries as the front line trenches ran through it during the greater part of the First World War.
Hedge Row Trench Cemetery was begun in March 1915 and used until August 1917, sometimes under the name of Ravine Wood Cemetery. The cemetery suffered very severely from shell fire, and after the Armistice the positions of the individual graves could not be found or reconstructed. The headstones are therefore arranged symmetrically round the Cross of Sacrifice.
The cemetery contains 98 First World War burials.
The cemetery was designed by John Reginald Truelove
Total Burials: 98.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 94, Canada 2. Total 96.
Unidentified Casualties: 2.
G/5356 Private
Frederick Godfrey
8th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
21st November 1915.
Special Memorial H. 10.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
Frederick Godfrey
8th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
21st November 1915.
Special Memorial H. 10.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
3437 Private
John A. Harris
"D" Company, 1st/7th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
9th September 1915, aged 24.
Special Memorial A. 10.
Son of John and Kate Harris, of 13, Finsbury Avenue, Sneinton Dale, Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Till The Dawn Breaks."
John A. Harris
"D" Company, 1st/7th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
9th September 1915, aged 24.
Special Memorial A. 10.
Son of John and Kate Harris, of 13, Finsbury Avenue, Sneinton Dale, Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Till The Dawn Breaks."
2070 Private
John Hudson
1st/7th Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
27th August 1915.
Special Memorial C. 4.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
John Hudson
1st/7th Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
27th August 1915.
Special Memorial C. 4.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Images in gallery below © Thierry Grier
140612 Gunner
Lewis Moses
208th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
22nd July 1917, aged 20.
Special Memorial F. 7.
Son of Jacob Moses, of 59, Latimer St., Birmingham, and the late Kate Moses.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of My Dear Son, May His Dear Soul Rest In Peace"
Lewis Moses
208th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
22nd July 1917, aged 20.
Special Memorial F. 7.
Son of Jacob Moses, of 59, Latimer St., Birmingham, and the late Kate Moses.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of My Dear Son, May His Dear Soul Rest In Peace"
390 Sapper
James Charles Murray
5th Field Company, Canadian Engineers
16th June 1916, aged 20.
Special Memorial H. 5.
Son of Richard and Mary Murray, of 32, 7th Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia. Native of Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "''I Wear The Cross He Wears The Crown'' Mother And Dad."
James Charles Murray
5th Field Company, Canadian Engineers
16th June 1916, aged 20.
Special Memorial H. 5.
Son of Richard and Mary Murray, of 32, 7th Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia. Native of Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "''I Wear The Cross He Wears The Crown'' Mother And Dad."
14986 Private
John Roberts
"B" Company, 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
17th December 1915, aged 35.
Special Memorial H. 9.
Son of David and Ann Roberts, of Penygroes, Llandebie; husband of Lettice Roberts, of 2, Caerbyn Terrace, Llandebie, Carmarthenshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
John Roberts
"B" Company, 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
17th December 1915, aged 35.
Special Memorial H. 9.
Son of David and Ann Roberts, of Penygroes, Llandebie; husband of Lettice Roberts, of 2, Caerbyn Terrace, Llandebie, Carmarthenshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
63021 Gunner
Fred Whitehead
208th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
18th September 1917, aged 24.
Special Memorial F. 8.
Son of Mr. J. C. and Mrs. H. Whitehead, of 42, Croston St., Daubhill, Bolton.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
Fred Whitehead
208th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
18th September 1917, aged 24.
Special Memorial F. 8.
Son of Mr. J. C. and Mrs. H. Whitehead, of 42, Croston St., Daubhill, Bolton.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
11th March 1918; Plotting reference: 28O 10d 11cd 16 17 18 Key feature: Ravine Wood to Groenelinde Cabaret.
© IWM (BOX 183-464-3BA-28O-1918)
7th June 1917; Aerial oblique. Plotting reference: 28O 9 10. Key features: Ravine Wood. © IWM (BOX 7009-1299-45K-28O-1917)
Images in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
Images in gallery below © Geerhard Joos
Three Canadian gunners and a dump of 18 pounder shells. In front of Zillebeke, 21 September 1917. © IWM (Q 5990)
Graves behind the 11th Regiment Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) sector of the Zillebeke trenches. January - February 1915. © IWM (Q 51177)
