KEZELBERG MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
Location Information
Kezelberg Military Cemetery is located 19 km east of Ieper town centre on a road leading from the N8 Meenseweg connecting Ieper to Menen. The N8 leads from Ieper to Menen via Geluveld and Geluwe. On reaching the town of Menen, the left hand turning onto the N32 Bruggestraat leads to Roeselare. 3 km along the N32 lies the right hand turning onto the Ieperstraat. 400 metres along the Ieperstraat lies the right hand turning onto the Korteweg. The cemetery lies 200 metres along the Korteweg on the left hand side of the road.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Moorsele was captured by the 15th Royal Irish Rifles on 14 October 1918, after remaining in German hands during almost the whole of the war. Kezelberg Military Cemetery was made in October and November 1918.
The cemetery contains 147 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 14 German war graves.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 146, Germany 14, Canada 1. Total 161.
Kezelberg Military Cemetery is located 19 km east of Ieper town centre on a road leading from the N8 Meenseweg connecting Ieper to Menen. The N8 leads from Ieper to Menen via Geluveld and Geluwe. On reaching the town of Menen, the left hand turning onto the N32 Bruggestraat leads to Roeselare. 3 km along the N32 lies the right hand turning onto the Ieperstraat. 400 metres along the Ieperstraat lies the right hand turning onto the Korteweg. The cemetery lies 200 metres along the Korteweg on the left hand side of the road.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Moorsele was captured by the 15th Royal Irish Rifles on 14 October 1918, after remaining in German hands during almost the whole of the war. Kezelberg Military Cemetery was made in October and November 1918.
The cemetery contains 147 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 14 German war graves.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 146, Germany 14, Canada 1. Total 161.
40384 Private
A. Markham
1st Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
28th October 1918, aged 32.
Plot I. A. 18.
Husband of the late Mary Elizabeth Markham, of 39, Heathfield St., Newton Heath, Manchester.
A. Markham
1st Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
28th October 1918, aged 32.
Plot I. A. 18.
Husband of the late Mary Elizabeth Markham, of 39, Heathfield St., Newton Heath, Manchester.
175667 Private
George Richardson
Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry (Queen's Own)
27th October 1918, aged 24.
Plot I. A. 2.
Inscription "Keep Him Oh Lord In Thy Everlasting Love"
Son of John H. and Ellen Richardson, of 1, Carr View Avenue, Doncaster.
George Richardson
Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry (Queen's Own)
27th October 1918, aged 24.
Plot I. A. 2.
Inscription "Keep Him Oh Lord In Thy Everlasting Love"
Son of John H. and Ellen Richardson, of 1, Carr View Avenue, Doncaster.
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
212234 Gunner
George Walter Spencer
"A" Bty. 160th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
1st November 1918, aged 20.
Plot I. C. 24.
Son of Walter and Kate Spencer, of 50, Blenheim Rd., Reading.
George Walter Spencer
"A" Bty. 160th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
1st November 1918, aged 20.
Plot I. C. 24.
Son of Walter and Kate Spencer, of 50, Blenheim Rd., Reading.
Kezelberg Military Cemetery in the Snow
(Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem)
Picture © Werner Van Caneghem
Picture © Werner Van Caneghem
