LE TOUQUET RAILWAY CROSSING CEMETERY
Hainaut
Belgium
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.71124 Longitude: 2.91181
© Werner Van Caneghem
Location Information
Le Touquet Railway Crossing Cemetery is located 15 Km south of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the Rijselseweg N365, which connects Ieper to Wijtschate, Mesen, Ploegsteert and onto Armentieres.
From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg.
2 Km after the village of Ploegsteert lies the left hand turning onto Witteweg (Chemin de la Blanche). The first right hand turning from the Witteweg leads towards Motor Car Corner Cemetery. At the end of this road lies the left hand turning towards Touquet. This road is called rue du Touquet. The cemetery is located 1 Km along this road after passing Tancrez Farm Cemetery.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible via the main entrance.
Historical Information
The cemetery was used from October 1914 to June 1918. Rows A to E contain the graves of 28 men of the 1st Rifle Brigade killed in October and November 1914, during fierce German attacks on the 11th Infantry Brigade.
There are now 74 First World War casualties buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 24 of the graves are unidentified but special memorials commemorate three casualties known to be buried among them.
The cemetery was designed by G H Goldsmith.
Total Burials: 74.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 50.
Le Touquet Railway Crossing Cemetery is located 15 Km south of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the Rijselseweg N365, which connects Ieper to Wijtschate, Mesen, Ploegsteert and onto Armentieres.
From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg.
2 Km after the village of Ploegsteert lies the left hand turning onto Witteweg (Chemin de la Blanche). The first right hand turning from the Witteweg leads towards Motor Car Corner Cemetery. At the end of this road lies the left hand turning towards Touquet. This road is called rue du Touquet. The cemetery is located 1 Km along this road after passing Tancrez Farm Cemetery.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible via the main entrance.
Historical Information
The cemetery was used from October 1914 to June 1918. Rows A to E contain the graves of 28 men of the 1st Rifle Brigade killed in October and November 1914, during fierce German attacks on the 11th Infantry Brigade.
There are now 74 First World War casualties buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 24 of the graves are unidentified but special memorials commemorate three casualties known to be buried among them.
The cemetery was designed by G H Goldsmith.
Total Burials: 74.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 50.
Captain
George Arthur Murray Docker
Royal Fusiliers, attd. 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
17th November 1914, aged 37.
Row A. 11.
Son of Arthur Robert and Florence Lucy Docker, of Sydney, New South Wales; husband of Anna Louisa Maud Josephine Stonhouse-Gostling (formerly Docker, nee Goodeve), of The Warren, Berrow, Somerset. Gazetted 1900. Served in the South African Campaign. Instructor, Sandhurst, 1907-1911. Adjutant of 10th Bn. Middlesex Regt., 1912, till recalled for active service.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Good Life Hath But Few Days But A Good Name Endureth For Ever."
George Arthur Murray Docker
Royal Fusiliers, attd. 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
17th November 1914, aged 37.
Row A. 11.
Son of Arthur Robert and Florence Lucy Docker, of Sydney, New South Wales; husband of Anna Louisa Maud Josephine Stonhouse-Gostling (formerly Docker, nee Goodeve), of The Warren, Berrow, Somerset. Gazetted 1900. Served in the South African Campaign. Instructor, Sandhurst, 1907-1911. Adjutant of 10th Bn. Middlesex Regt., 1912, till recalled for active service.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Good Life Hath But Few Days But A Good Name Endureth For Ever."
Captain
Otho Claud Skipwith Gilliat
1st Bn. Rifle Brigade
30th October 1914, aged 31.
Row A. 1.
Son of Howard and Helen Gilliat, of Stragglethorpe Old Hall, Newark-on-Trent. Served in the South African Campaign.
Otho Claud Skipwith Gilliat
1st Bn. Rifle Brigade
30th October 1914, aged 31.
Row A. 1.
Son of Howard and Helen Gilliat, of Stragglethorpe Old Hall, Newark-on-Trent. Served in the South African Campaign.
2633 Private
Wallace Kerry
2nd Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
13th May 1915, aged 30.
Row F. 2.
Son of Thomas and Annie Kerry; husband of Emily Oldham (formerly Kerry), of 43, Medway St., Old Radford, Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Died That We Might Live."
Wallace Kerry
2nd Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
13th May 1915, aged 30.
Row F. 2.
Son of Thomas and Annie Kerry; husband of Emily Oldham (formerly Kerry), of 43, Medway St., Old Radford, Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Died That We Might Live."
Captain
Penry Bruce Lendon, M. V. O.
3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
23rd October 1914, aged 31.
Row A. 9.
Son of R. W. P. and Mary A. B. Lendon; husband of Emmeline Gertrude Lendon, of 10, York Gardens, Clifton, Bristol.
Penry Bruce Lendon, M. V. O.
3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
23rd October 1914, aged 31.
Row A. 9.
Son of R. W. P. and Mary A. B. Lendon; husband of Emmeline Gertrude Lendon, of 10, York Gardens, Clifton, Bristol.
Captain
Selwyn Lucas Lucas-Tooth
3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
20th October 1914, aged 35.
Row A. 10.
Eldest son of Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth, Bart., and Helen Lady Lucas-Tooth; husband of Everild Blanche Marion Lucas-Tooth, of 3, Hans Crescent, London. His brothers Sir Archibald Leonard Lucas Lucas-Tooth and Douglas Keith Lucas Lucas-Tooth also fell. They are commemorated at Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension and Moulins New Communal Cemetery respectively.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Born March 19th 1879, Killed In Action, Le Touquet, Flanders."
His headstone can be viewed at the top of the page.
Selwyn Lucas Lucas-Tooth
3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
20th October 1914, aged 35.
Row A. 10.
Eldest son of Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth, Bart., and Helen Lady Lucas-Tooth; husband of Everild Blanche Marion Lucas-Tooth, of 3, Hans Crescent, London. His brothers Sir Archibald Leonard Lucas Lucas-Tooth and Douglas Keith Lucas Lucas-Tooth also fell. They are commemorated at Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension and Moulins New Communal Cemetery respectively.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Born March 19th 1879, Killed In Action, Le Touquet, Flanders."
His headstone can be viewed at the top of the page.
Major
Nigel Lucius Samuel Lysons
2nd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
21st October 1914, aged 39.
Row A. 8.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Death Is Swallowed Up In Victory."
Nigel Lucius Samuel Lysons
2nd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
21st October 1914, aged 39.
Row A. 8.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Death Is Swallowed Up In Victory."
Major
John Henry Morrah, Mentioned in Despatches
1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
18th October 1914, aged 39.
Row A. 6.
Son of Col. J. A. Morrah (60th Rifles) and Mary Morrah; husband of Maud Florence Morrah, of 129, Hamlet Gardens, Ravenscourt Park, London.
John Henry Morrah, Mentioned in Despatches
1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
18th October 1914, aged 39.
Row A. 6.
Son of Col. J. A. Morrah (60th Rifles) and Mary Morrah; husband of Maud Florence Morrah, of 129, Hamlet Gardens, Ravenscourt Park, London.
2702 Rifleman
Edward Saunders Smith
1st Bn. Rifle Brigade
4th November 1914, aged 29.
Row C. 9.
Son of Edward and Charlotte Louisa Smith, of 102, Marlborough Rd., Oxford.
Edward Saunders Smith
1st Bn. Rifle Brigade
4th November 1914, aged 29.
Row C. 9.
Son of Edward and Charlotte Louisa Smith, of 102, Marlborough Rd., Oxford.
4697 Private
Thomas Henry Woolley
2nd Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
13th May 1915, aged 17.
Row F. 1.
Son of Mrs. E. Woolley, of 12, Nile St., Brook St., Nottingham.
Thomas Henry Woolley
2nd Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
13th May 1915, aged 17.
Row F. 1.
Son of Mrs. E. Woolley, of 12, Nile St., Brook St., Nottingham.
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
Cemetery pictures in this gallery © Geerhard Joos
Officers in the trenches. Left to right: Major J. D. Ingles, 2nd Battalion, Devonshires. Captain O. W. McSheehy, Royal Army Medical Corps, attached 2nd Battalion Scottish Rifles. Sutton, Medical Officer of the 2nd Battalion, Devonshires, and 2nd Lieutenant J. B. Bolitho, 2nd Battalion, Devonshires. 23rd Brigade, 8th Division. At Le Touquet, 26th March 1915. © IWM (Q 51604)
Brigadier-General George Francis Milne at Le Touquet, near Frelinghien. "The two wagons blocked the road and you entered the communication trench showing just this side of them and went up to the front line. Our mine was started in the houses just off the photo to the right." October 1914. © The rights holder (IWM Q 56734)
Lieutenant-Colonel C M Ross-Johnson commanding 14th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery in the front lint trenches with Major Jackson, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment near Le Touquet (Frelinghien) November 1914. The trenches in this neighbourhood were very close together. © The rights holder (IWM Q 56726)
Red Cross motor ambulance and water cart outside dressing station at Le Bizet on the France/Belgium border. © Q 103674
