KEMMEL CHURCHYARD
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.78403 Longitude: 2.8268
Location Information
Kemmel Churchyard is located 8 km south west of Ieper town centre on a road leading from the Kemmelseweg (N331), connecting Ieper to Kemmel.
From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and straight on towards Armentieres (N336). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing).
On reaching the village of Kemmel the first right hand turning leads onto the Reningelststraat. 600 metres along the Reningelststraat is Sint-Laurentiusplein where the church and churchyard of Kemmel are situated.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this site with some difficulty. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Historical Information
The village of Kemmel was near the front line during the greater part of the First World War, and in German hands in the summer of 1918.
There are several Commonwealth cemeteries in the area, but Kemmel Churchyard was also used from October 1914 to March 1915.
The churchyard contains 25 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. Three of the burials are unidentified and the graves of fifteen casualties destroyed by shell fire are represented by special memorials.
Total Burials: 25.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 21, India 1. Total 22.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 3.
Kemmel Churchyard is located 8 km south west of Ieper town centre on a road leading from the Kemmelseweg (N331), connecting Ieper to Kemmel.
From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and straight on towards Armentieres (N336). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing).
On reaching the village of Kemmel the first right hand turning leads onto the Reningelststraat. 600 metres along the Reningelststraat is Sint-Laurentiusplein where the church and churchyard of Kemmel are situated.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this site with some difficulty. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Historical Information
The village of Kemmel was near the front line during the greater part of the First World War, and in German hands in the summer of 1918.
There are several Commonwealth cemeteries in the area, but Kemmel Churchyard was also used from October 1914 to March 1915.
The churchyard contains 25 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. Three of the burials are unidentified and the graves of fifteen casualties destroyed by shell fire are represented by special memorials.
Total Burials: 25.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 21, India 1. Total 22.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 3.
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
Major
George Geoffrey Prendergast, Mentioned in Despatches
127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry attached to 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
30th October 1914, aged 41.
Row A. 2.
Extra A.D.C. to His Majesty King George in India, 1911-12. Son of T. W. D. Humphreys, J.P., and Isabella Humphreys, of Strabane, Co. Tyrone; husband of Olive Muriel Humphreys, of The Wilderness, Sherborne, Dorset.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
George Geoffrey Prendergast, Mentioned in Despatches
127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry attached to 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
30th October 1914, aged 41.
Row A. 2.
Extra A.D.C. to His Majesty King George in India, 1911-12. Son of T. W. D. Humphreys, J.P., and Isabella Humphreys, of Strabane, Co. Tyrone; husband of Olive Muriel Humphreys, of The Wilderness, Sherborne, Dorset.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
Lieutenant
Percy Dale Kendall
10th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
25th January 1915, aged 36.
Special Memorial 14.
Son of Francis Henry and Margaret Eulalie Kendall, of Liverpool; husband of Kathrine Minnie Bingham Kendall (nee Higginson), of The Glebe House, Walmer, Kent. Former Rugby Union player.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Percy Dale Kendall
10th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
25th January 1915, aged 36.
Special Memorial 14.
Son of Francis Henry and Margaret Eulalie Kendall, of Liverpool; husband of Kathrine Minnie Bingham Kendall (nee Higginson), of The Glebe House, Walmer, Kent. Former Rugby Union player.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
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Lieutenant
James Robertson Jack Mylles
3rd Bn. Highland Light Infantry, 3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
30th December 1914, aged 21.
Special Memorial 12.
Son of Charles and Mary London Mylles, of 86, Stevenson Drive, Shawlands, Glasgow.
His headstone bears the inscription "M. A. Glasgow Younger Son Of Charles And Mary London Mylles, Glasgow"
James Robertson Jack Mylles
3rd Bn. Highland Light Infantry, 3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
30th December 1914, aged 21.
Special Memorial 12.
Son of Charles and Mary London Mylles, of 86, Stevenson Drive, Shawlands, Glasgow.
His headstone bears the inscription "M. A. Glasgow Younger Son Of Charles And Mary London Mylles, Glasgow"
Captain
Miles Radcliffe
2nd Bn. Border Regiment, 2nd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
12th December 1914, aged 31.
Special Memorial 2.
Son of Henry Miles and Eva Bertha Radcliffe; husband of Dorothy Kathleen Radcliffe, of "The Laurels" Hull Rd., York.
His headstone bears the inscription "Peace Perfect Peace"
Miles Radcliffe
2nd Bn. Border Regiment, 2nd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
12th December 1914, aged 31.
Special Memorial 2.
Son of Henry Miles and Eva Bertha Radcliffe; husband of Dorothy Kathleen Radcliffe, of "The Laurels" Hull Rd., York.
His headstone bears the inscription "Peace Perfect Peace"
Second Lieutenant
Frederick Harding Turner
10th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
10th January 1915, aged 27.
Special Memorial 13.
Son of W.N. Turner, of Mossley Hill Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool. Former Scotland International Rugby Football Player (Capped 15 times, Captain 1913). His brother William also fell.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Frederick Harding Turner
10th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
10th January 1915, aged 27.
Special Memorial 13.
Son of W.N. Turner, of Mossley Hill Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool. Former Scotland International Rugby Football Player (Capped 15 times, Captain 1913). His brother William also fell.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Second Lieutenant
Musgrave Cazenove Wroughton, Mentioned in Despatches
12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers
30th October 1914, aged 23.
Row A. 3.
Son of William Musgrave and Edith Constance Wroughton, of 77, Chester Square, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "God Bless Him"
Musgrave Cazenove Wroughton, Mentioned in Despatches
12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers
30th October 1914, aged 23.
Row A. 3.
Son of William Musgrave and Edith Constance Wroughton, of 77, Chester Square, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "God Bless Him"
