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HULSTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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West-Vlaanderen

​Belgium


GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.88429 Longitude: 3.2965

Location Information


The village of Hulste is located north of the town of Kortrijk off the N50 which runs between Kortrijk and Brugge. Driving out of Kortrijk go past the junction with the N36 and take the next turning on the right called Brugsestraat, this then becomes Hulstedorp. Follow this into the village centre and turn left into Kapelstraat, this is a short street which leads into Tieltsestraat. As you enter Tieltsestraat the cemetery is on the right behind the houses. The grave is located in the front left hand side of the cemetery.


Historical Information

Hulste Communal Cemetery contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War.



Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
Hulste Communal Cemetery
Hulste Communal Cemetery
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Hulste Communal Cemetery
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Second Lieutenant
 
Walter Greensted 
"A" Bty. 50th Bde., Royal Field Artillery
22nd October 1918, aged 29.

Son of the late Percival and Kate Greensted, of Kent; husband of Dorothy Greensted (now Haggard) of 45, Linden Gardens, London.


In 2018, a hundred years after Walter Greensted was killed, this bench was donated to the town and placed in the local cemetery by the family in gratitude for their many years of homage and the warm welcome they received during their visit to the grave.


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