HOSPITAL FARM CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.86969 Longitude: 2.7994
© Geerhard Joos
Location Information
Hospital Farm Cemetery is located 6.5 km west of Ieper town centre, on the Hospitaalstraat, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge.
From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then directly over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing.
4 km along the N308, in the village of Vlamertinge just beyond the church, lies the right hand turning onto Hospitaalstraat. The cemetery itself is located 2.5 km after this turning on the left hand side of the road. Visitors should note that access to the site is via a field often used by livestock and is unsuitable for vehicles and wheelchairs.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Hospital Farm was the name given to a farm building used as a dressing station. The cemetery was used particularly in 1915 and in 1917 by regiments and batteries engaged in the fighting around Ypres.
The cemetery contains 115 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and one Belgian war grave.
The cemetery was designed by N A Rew.
Total Burials: 116.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 112, Belgium 1. Total 113.
Hospital Farm Cemetery is located 6.5 km west of Ieper town centre, on the Hospitaalstraat, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge.
From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then directly over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing.
4 km along the N308, in the village of Vlamertinge just beyond the church, lies the right hand turning onto Hospitaalstraat. The cemetery itself is located 2.5 km after this turning on the left hand side of the road. Visitors should note that access to the site is via a field often used by livestock and is unsuitable for vehicles and wheelchairs.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Hospital Farm was the name given to a farm building used as a dressing station. The cemetery was used particularly in 1915 and in 1917 by regiments and batteries engaged in the fighting around Ypres.
The cemetery contains 115 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and one Belgian war grave.
The cemetery was designed by N A Rew.
Total Burials: 116.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 112, Belgium 1. Total 113.
Cemetery images in this gallery © Geerhard Joos
Belgian Civilian Grave. Picture © Geerhard Joos
950825 Gunner
James Henry Bennett
"C" Bty. 76th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
8th August 1917, aged 25.
Row B. 23.
Son of Henry James and Elizabeth Bennett, of Kilburn, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Not Lost But Gone Before."
James Henry Bennett
"C" Bty. 76th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
8th August 1917, aged 25.
Row B. 23.
Son of Henry James and Elizabeth Bennett, of Kilburn, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Not Lost But Gone Before."
4128 Private
Ernest Bottom
1st/5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
19th December 1915, aged 30.
Row D. 14.
Husband of Clementine Bottom, of High St., Silkstone, nr. Barnsley, Yorkshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Death Divides But Memory Clings From Dear Wife And Four Children."
Ernest Bottom
1st/5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
19th December 1915, aged 30.
Row D. 14.
Husband of Clementine Bottom, of High St., Silkstone, nr. Barnsley, Yorkshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Death Divides But Memory Clings From Dear Wife And Four Children."
826186 Gunner
Fred Mackey
"C" Bty. 155th "A" Bde. Royal Field Artillery
17th July 1917, aged 23.
Row C. 18.
Son of Sidney and Jane Mackey, of Tockington, nr. Bristol.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Only Gone Before."
Fred Mackey
"C" Bty. 155th "A" Bde. Royal Field Artillery
17th July 1917, aged 23.
Row C. 18.
Son of Sidney and Jane Mackey, of Tockington, nr. Bristol.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Only Gone Before."
18009 Private
Robinson Ormerod
1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
15th June 1915, aged 31.
Row A. 7.
Son of Agnes Ormerod, of Fence; husband of Ethel Ormerod, of 1, Ivy Terrace, Wheatley Lane, Fence, Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Peace Perfect Peace, From His Loving Wife Ethel."
Robinson Ormerod
1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
15th June 1915, aged 31.
Row A. 7.
Son of Agnes Ormerod, of Fence; husband of Ethel Ormerod, of 1, Ivy Terrace, Wheatley Lane, Fence, Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Peace Perfect Peace, From His Loving Wife Ethel."
Lieutenant
Lambert Playfair
1st Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps, attd. 1st Bn. Royal Scots
6th July 1915, aged 21.
Row B. 9.
Son of Harry and Jessie Playfair, of Dalaguri, Letekujan P.O., Sibsagar, Upper Assam, India. Passed into Sandhurst, 1912, with a Prize Cadetship; was gazetted to the 1st Bn. Royal Scots in Jan., 1913.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Not Unto Us O Lord Not Unto Us But To Thy Name Give Glory."
Lambert Playfair
1st Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps, attd. 1st Bn. Royal Scots
6th July 1915, aged 21.
Row B. 9.
Son of Harry and Jessie Playfair, of Dalaguri, Letekujan P.O., Sibsagar, Upper Assam, India. Passed into Sandhurst, 1912, with a Prize Cadetship; was gazetted to the 1st Bn. Royal Scots in Jan., 1913.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Not Unto Us O Lord Not Unto Us But To Thy Name Give Glory."
3378 Private
Joseph Richardson
5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
20th November 1915.
Row D. 9.
Joseph Richardson
5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
20th November 1915.
Row D. 9.
Lieutenant
Guy Frederick Stringer
North Midland Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
17th June 1915, aged 29.
Row A. 10.
Son of F. S. and E. S. Stringer, of Stoke-on-Trent.
Guy Frederick Stringer
North Midland Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
17th June 1915, aged 29.
Row A. 10.
Son of F. S. and E. S. Stringer, of Stoke-on-Trent.
9194 Regimental Serjeant Major
William Walker
1st/4th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
15th September 1917, aged 36.
Row E. 24.
Son of Mrs. W. Walker, of 38, Thistle St., Aberdeen; husband of Catherine Louisa Walker.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Rest In Peace."
William Walker
1st/4th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
15th September 1917, aged 36.
Row E. 24.
Son of Mrs. W. Walker, of 38, Thistle St., Aberdeen; husband of Catherine Louisa Walker.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Rest In Peace."
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
British troops constructing an incinerator at their camp near Elverdinghe. © IWM (Q 78102)
Group of British officers of various regiments at Elverdinghe, 12 November 1915. © IWM (Q 78249)
British camp near Elverdinghe, 11 November 1915. Note shelter trenches for use in event of bombardment. © IWM (Q 80064)
