LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.80174 Longitude: 2.80039
Location Information
La Clytte Military Cemetery is located 8 Kms west of Ieper town centre on the N304 Klijtseweg, a road leading from the N375 Dikkebuseweg, connecting Ieper to Dikkebus, Klijte and on to Loker.
From Ieper town centre the Dikkebusseweg (N375) is located via Elverdingsestraat, straight over a roundabout onto J.Capronstraat (for 30 metres), then left along M.Fochlaan. Immediately after the train station, the first right hand turning is the Dikkebusseweg.
7 Kms along the Dikkebusseweg lies the village of De Klijte (formerly La Clytte) and the right hand turning at the roundabout just before the village leads onto the N304 Reningelststraat. The cemetery lies 100 metres after this right hand turning on the left hand side of the road.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
The first burial in the cemetery took place on the 1st November, 1914, and between that date and April, 1918, Plots I, II and III and part of Plot IV were filled. The hamlet of La Clytte was used as Brigade Headquarters, and the burials were carried out by Infantry, Artillery and Engineer units (out of 600, 250 are those of Artillery personnel and 66 are those of Engineers).
After the Armistice Plot IV was completed, and Plots V and VI formed by the concentration of isolated graves and small graveyards from the area round Reninghelst, Dickebusch, Locre and Kemmel.
There are now 1,082 casualties of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 238 of the burials are unidentified and one of the graves, brought in from LEICESTER CAMP CEMETERY, is marked with the names of two men between whom the identification rests. Other special memorials commemorate casualties known to have been buried in the cemetery, but whose graves could not be located.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Noel Ackroyd Rew
Total Burials: 1,082.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 776, Canada 50, Australia 10, South Africa 5, New Zealand 3. Total 844.
Unidentified Casualties: 238.
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
Men of the 7th Pioneer Battalion Durham Light Infantry parading for the trenches; Reninghelst, near Ypres, 29th April 1916. © IWM Q 537
© Werner Van Caneghem
The Church at La Clytte, November 1914 - © IWM - Q57341
Captain
Charles Francis Bower
16th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
13th September 1917, aged 26.
Plot II. D. 1.
Son of James Garton Bower and Helen Brook Bower, of Earlham House, Norwich.
Charles Francis Bower
16th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
13th September 1917, aged 26.
Plot II. D. 1.
Son of James Garton Bower and Helen Brook Bower, of Earlham House, Norwich.
527782 Corporal
Charles Henry Brown
71st Sanitary Section, Royal Army Medical Corps
29th April 1918, aged 20.
Plot VI. B. 4.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, of 89, Lathom Rd., East Ham, London.
Charles at the time of the outbreak of war was an apprentice dispenser at Boots Chemist in London.
He joined the Royal Military Medical Corps Sanitary Section and was eventually sent to Egypt and then, without any leave, to the Western Front.
In 1918 he decided to apply for an officer commission but before he could go to the UK for training, he had to spend one month in a combat corps.On the last day of that month, volunteers were called for a particular job nearby Rattekot on the French-Belgian border. He volunteered and was killed outright.
(Submitted by Peter Jewitt, Great Nephew)
Charles Henry Brown
71st Sanitary Section, Royal Army Medical Corps
29th April 1918, aged 20.
Plot VI. B. 4.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, of 89, Lathom Rd., East Ham, London.
Charles at the time of the outbreak of war was an apprentice dispenser at Boots Chemist in London.
He joined the Royal Military Medical Corps Sanitary Section and was eventually sent to Egypt and then, without any leave, to the Western Front.
In 1918 he decided to apply for an officer commission but before he could go to the UK for training, he had to spend one month in a combat corps.On the last day of that month, volunteers were called for a particular job nearby Rattekot on the French-Belgian border. He volunteered and was killed outright.
(Submitted by Peter Jewitt, Great Nephew)
59322 Gunner
Isaac Butler
"D" Battery, 315th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
21st July 1917, aged 23.
Plot II. F. 7
Isaac was born 16th April, 1884 in Birmingham, he never married and was the third generation of the family to carry the name. Isaac was killed in action at 0300 hours on 21st July 1917.
Picture courtesy of his Great nephew, Ian Bishop
Isaac Butler
"D" Battery, 315th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
21st July 1917, aged 23.
Plot II. F. 7
Isaac was born 16th April, 1884 in Birmingham, he never married and was the third generation of the family to carry the name. Isaac was killed in action at 0300 hours on 21st July 1917.
Picture courtesy of his Great nephew, Ian Bishop
Second Lieutenant
Alban Kingsford Chaytor
6th Bn. attd. 3rd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
26th May 1915.
Plot I. A. 12.
Alban Kingsford Chaytor
6th Bn. attd. 3rd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
26th May 1915.
Plot I. A. 12.
25412 Private
Herbert Dent
8th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
23rd September 1917, aged 26.
Plot III. B. 17.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Dent, of 195, Barden Lane, Burnley.
Herbert was wounded on September 22nd, 1917. A shell burst nearby severely injured him in both legs. He was taken to a nearby dressing station but succumbed to his wounds the following day. A friend of Herbert's sent a book of music back to Herbert's parents that had been in his pack. The book was an album of Chopin's Valses.
Herbert Dent
8th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
23rd September 1917, aged 26.
Plot III. B. 17.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Dent, of 195, Barden Lane, Burnley.
Herbert was wounded on September 22nd, 1917. A shell burst nearby severely injured him in both legs. He was taken to a nearby dressing station but succumbed to his wounds the following day. A friend of Herbert's sent a book of music back to Herbert's parents that had been in his pack. The book was an album of Chopin's Valses.
Second Lieutenant
Ronald Walpole Durno
Royal Field Artillery attached to "Y" 41st Trench Mortar Battery
24th February 1917, aged 18.
Plot II. C. 22.
Son of the late Rev. George Durno, M.A. (Rector and Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Glasgow), and Hannah Dick-Dalgety Durno, of 11, Elm Park Gardens, Chelsea, London. Born at Egloshayle Vicarage, Cornwall. Educated at Marlborough College and Woolwich.
Picture courtesy of Luc D'Haene
Ronald Walpole Durno
Royal Field Artillery attached to "Y" 41st Trench Mortar Battery
24th February 1917, aged 18.
Plot II. C. 22.
Son of the late Rev. George Durno, M.A. (Rector and Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Glasgow), and Hannah Dick-Dalgety Durno, of 11, Elm Park Gardens, Chelsea, London. Born at Egloshayle Vicarage, Cornwall. Educated at Marlborough College and Woolwich.
Picture courtesy of Luc D'Haene
69366 Private
J. S. Gallant
26th Bn. Canadian Infantry
13th October 1915, aged 21.
Plot VI. D. 13.
Son of Sylvanus C. and Mary Gallant, of Shives Athol, Restigauche Co., New Brunswick
J. S. Gallant
26th Bn. Canadian Infantry
13th October 1915, aged 21.
Plot VI. D. 13.
Son of Sylvanus C. and Mary Gallant, of Shives Athol, Restigauche Co., New Brunswick
13018 Serjeant
Percy Hatfield
7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry.
13th June 1916.
Plot II. D. 30.
Husband of Mrs Hatfield 12 Wreckin Terrace, Castle Forgate, Shrewsbury.
Killed in action by artillery fire at "U" Trench in the St. Eloi sector of Belgium.
Picture courtesy of Philip Morris of Shrewsbury
Percy Hatfield
7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry.
13th June 1916.
Plot II. D. 30.
Husband of Mrs Hatfield 12 Wreckin Terrace, Castle Forgate, Shrewsbury.
Killed in action by artillery fire at "U" Trench in the St. Eloi sector of Belgium.
Picture courtesy of Philip Morris of Shrewsbury
711054 Driver
Hugh Bamber Helm
"B" Bty. 156th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
19th April 1918, aged 27.
Plot V. C. 9.
Left behind his wife Ann and a baby son, Thomas, whom he never saw.
Picture courtesy of and remembered by great granddaughter Denise Makinson
Hugh Bamber Helm
"B" Bty. 156th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
19th April 1918, aged 27.
Plot V. C. 9.
Left behind his wife Ann and a baby son, Thomas, whom he never saw.
Picture courtesy of and remembered by great granddaughter Denise Makinson
5/14811 Private
Albert Hillier
5th Bn. South Wales Borderers
24th August 1916, aged 24.
Plot II. D. 27.
Son of James and Mary Ann Hillier, of 3, Torlais St., Newbridge, Newport, Mon.
Albert Hillier
5th Bn. South Wales Borderers
24th August 1916, aged 24.
Plot II. D. 27.
Son of James and Mary Ann Hillier, of 3, Torlais St., Newbridge, Newport, Mon.
26555 Private
Frederick Charles Hyde
6th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
2nd April 1917, aged 20.
Plot II. B. 22
Son of Bernard and Jane Hyde, of 11, West Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset.
Picture courtesy of Pamela Harrison nee Hyde, daughter of John Cyphus Hyde who's father was Frederick's brother.
Frederick Charles Hyde
6th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
2nd April 1917, aged 20.
Plot II. B. 22
Son of Bernard and Jane Hyde, of 11, West Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset.
Picture courtesy of Pamela Harrison nee Hyde, daughter of John Cyphus Hyde who's father was Frederick's brother.
53080 Gunner
Charles Lucas
21st Division, Ammunition Column. Royal Field Artillery
23rd September 1917.
Plot III. B. 13.
Charles was born on 5th December 1894. Son of Richard and Mary Ann Lucas, living in Camberwell, London. Before joining the Army he was a “Carman” (a driver of horse-drawn vehicles for transporting goods).
Picture courtesy of Mrs Alise Matthews (Charles was Alise's Great Uncle)
Charles Lucas
21st Division, Ammunition Column. Royal Field Artillery
23rd September 1917.
Plot III. B. 13.
Charles was born on 5th December 1894. Son of Richard and Mary Ann Lucas, living in Camberwell, London. Before joining the Army he was a “Carman” (a driver of horse-drawn vehicles for transporting goods).
Picture courtesy of Mrs Alise Matthews (Charles was Alise's Great Uncle)
The La Clytte Road and Mont Rouge in the distance. © IWM Q 17841
22477 Bombardier
Andrew Crompton Maxwell
52nd Bty. 15th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
10th October 1917
Plot III. D. 21.
Born in North Shields, Northumberland, England and was the son of Michael Maxwell and Jane Codling one of 9 children. He was a regular soldier serving in South Africa prior to the war. He was mentioned in dispatches for bravery whilst stopping a galloping horse and averting any injuries to a crowd of spectators.
He was married to Isabella Hobbs in 1911 and they had one child, my mother; due to his army commitments and his untimely death my mother never met him.
Picture courtesy of grandson Brian Gilbertson
Andrew Crompton Maxwell
52nd Bty. 15th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
10th October 1917
Plot III. D. 21.
Born in North Shields, Northumberland, England and was the son of Michael Maxwell and Jane Codling one of 9 children. He was a regular soldier serving in South Africa prior to the war. He was mentioned in dispatches for bravery whilst stopping a galloping horse and averting any injuries to a crowd of spectators.
He was married to Isabella Hobbs in 1911 and they had one child, my mother; due to his army commitments and his untimely death my mother never met him.
Picture courtesy of grandson Brian Gilbertson
221227 Gunner
Walter Moore
"D" Bty. 315th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
23rd September 1917, aged 29.
Plot III. B. 10.
Husband of Mrs Moore, 24 Ribblesdale Street, Burnley.
Walter was called up on February 5th, 1917. Prior to that he had been employed as a van man at Messrs. Atkinson's Laundry, Burnley. His brother, George was also killed, 28th April 1917 and is buried at Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery
Walter Moore
"D" Bty. 315th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
23rd September 1917, aged 29.
Plot III. B. 10.
Husband of Mrs Moore, 24 Ribblesdale Street, Burnley.
Walter was called up on February 5th, 1917. Prior to that he had been employed as a van man at Messrs. Atkinson's Laundry, Burnley. His brother, George was also killed, 28th April 1917 and is buried at Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery
260122 Private
George C. Parker
10th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
26th April 1918, aged 38.
Plot IV. D. 51.
Son of George and Elizabeth Parker; husband of Sarah Ann Parker, of 63, Kent St., Grangetown, Cardiff.
Picture courtesy of grandson, David Thompson
George C. Parker
10th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
26th April 1918, aged 38.
Plot IV. D. 51.
Son of George and Elizabeth Parker; husband of Sarah Ann Parker, of 63, Kent St., Grangetown, Cardiff.
Picture courtesy of grandson, David Thompson
Captain
R. A. Saunders, M. C.
1st Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Field Artillery
14th March 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. A. 17.
Son of Arthur and Annie Saunders, of 10, Regent's Park Rd., Gloucester Gate, London.
R. A. Saunders, M. C.
1st Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Field Artillery
14th March 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. A. 17.
Son of Arthur and Annie Saunders, of 10, Regent's Park Rd., Gloucester Gate, London.
Major
Adrian Consett Stephen, M. C.
"D" Battery, 242nd Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
14th March 1918, aged 25.
Plot IV. B. 3.
Son of Alfred and Kate Consett Stephen, of 12, O'Connell St., Sydney, New South Wales. B.A., LL.B. Sydney University.
Adrian Consett Stephen, M. C.
"D" Battery, 242nd Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
14th March 1918, aged 25.
Plot IV. B. 3.
Son of Alfred and Kate Consett Stephen, of 12, O'Connell St., Sydney, New South Wales. B.A., LL.B. Sydney University.
Lieutenant
Frank William Sykes
Royal Field Artillery
14th March 1918, aged 25.
Plot IV. B. 5.
Son of William Sykes and Agnes Ann Sykes, of Ivyholme, Tadcaster, Yorks.
Frank William Sykes
Royal Field Artillery
14th March 1918, aged 25.
Plot IV. B. 5.
Son of William Sykes and Agnes Ann Sykes, of Ivyholme, Tadcaster, Yorks.
Shot at Dawn
31184 Private, Leonard Mitchell, 8th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment, executed for desertion 19th September 1917. Plot III. A. 2. Son of George H. Mitchell, of 74, Rawmarsh Rd., Rotherham, Yorks. His brother, William Henry also died on service. When already subject to a suspended sentence of death for Desertion, he deserted again from active service in the Ypres Salient. (Putkowski, p 194-5)
31184 Private, Leonard Mitchell, 8th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment, executed for desertion 19th September 1917. Plot III. A. 2. Son of George H. Mitchell, of 74, Rawmarsh Rd., Rotherham, Yorks. His brother, William Henry also died on service. When already subject to a suspended sentence of death for Desertion, he deserted again from active service in the Ypres Salient. (Putkowski, p 194-5)
Picture © Geerhard Joos
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Picture © Geerhard Joos
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Kemmel Hill, photographed from the road to Kemmel at La Clytte, 500 yards from the latter. © IWM Q 17859
The Locre-Bailleul Road, 6th November 1914. © IWM Q 57335
