Nieuwkerke Churchyard
Roll of Honour
I - Z
Lieutenant
Leonard Charles Billingsley Joynson
1st/6th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
6th May 1915.
Row U. 3.
Leonard Charles Billingsley Joynson
1st/6th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
6th May 1915.
Row U. 3.
18817 Private
Claude Lippiatt
2nd Bn. Auckland Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
5th May 1917, aged 20.
Row V. 5.
Son of William Edward and Jane Lippiatt, of Walmsley Rd., Otahuhu, Auckland.
Claude Lippiatt
2nd Bn. Auckland Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
5th May 1917, aged 20.
Row V. 5.
Son of William Edward and Jane Lippiatt, of Walmsley Rd., Otahuhu, Auckland.
17042 Private
Alfred Michael Mazzei
6th (Pioneer) Bn. South Wales Borderers
27th May 1917, aged 24.
Row G. 2.
He was killed in Belgium, and the family story is that my Great-Grandfather Thomas Mazzei (17040) (his brother who served with him) buried him, and the army docked his pay because he used his own army blanket to wrap him in!
His brother Louis Mazzei was also killed in the 1914-1918 war and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Image courtesy of Darin Mazzei, great, great nephew of this soldier
Alfred Michael Mazzei
6th (Pioneer) Bn. South Wales Borderers
27th May 1917, aged 24.
Row G. 2.
He was killed in Belgium, and the family story is that my Great-Grandfather Thomas Mazzei (17040) (his brother who served with him) buried him, and the army docked his pay because he used his own army blanket to wrap him in!
His brother Louis Mazzei was also killed in the 1914-1918 war and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Image courtesy of Darin Mazzei, great, great nephew of this soldier
7044 Private
Archibald William Edward McGilvray
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
22nd March 1918, aged 29.
Row F. 6.
His headstone bears the following inscription "In Loving Memory Of Archie, Duty Nobly Done, Abide With Me"
Archie was the son of James McGilvray and his wife Agnes Jane nee Neyland. He was one of eight children and he served with his brother Alec. His parents were farmers at Shepherd Siding, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia. His youngest sister is my grandmother.
Picture courtesy of great niece, Wendy Meredith
Archibald William Edward McGilvray
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
22nd March 1918, aged 29.
Row F. 6.
His headstone bears the following inscription "In Loving Memory Of Archie, Duty Nobly Done, Abide With Me"
Archie was the son of James McGilvray and his wife Agnes Jane nee Neyland. He was one of eight children and he served with his brother Alec. His parents were farmers at Shepherd Siding, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia. His youngest sister is my grandmother.
Picture courtesy of great niece, Wendy Meredith
1386 Lance Corporal
A. Morris
1st/6th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
12th May 1915.
Row U. 4.
A. Morris
1st/6th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
12th May 1915.
Row U. 4.
Captain
Erasmus Parker
2nd Bn. Manchester Regiment
20th March 1915, aged 48.
Row R. 2.
Son of Francis and Cecile Agnes Parker.
Erasmus Parker
2nd Bn. Manchester Regiment
20th March 1915, aged 48.
Row R. 2.
Son of Francis and Cecile Agnes Parker.
Major
Francis Graham Richards, Twice Mentioned in Despatches
14th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
5th March 1915, aged 40.
Row Q. 1.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Richards, of Amos Vale, Rostrevor, Co. Down, husband of Florence Agnes Richards (nee Dawson), of 21, Spencer Hill, Wimbledon, London. Gazetted 17th Nov., 1899. Served in the South African Campaign. Born in London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Killed In Action, To Life Everlasting, His Wife"
Francis Graham Richards, Twice Mentioned in Despatches
14th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
5th March 1915, aged 40.
Row Q. 1.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Richards, of Amos Vale, Rostrevor, Co. Down, husband of Florence Agnes Richards (nee Dawson), of 21, Spencer Hill, Wimbledon, London. Gazetted 17th Nov., 1899. Served in the South African Campaign. Born in London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Killed In Action, To Life Everlasting, His Wife"
Second Lieutenant
Maurice Croston Rogers
59th Field Company, Royal Engineers
25th February 1915, aged 20.
Row P. 3.
Son of John Croston Rogers and Leily Rogers, of Ellerslie, Athlone.
His headstone bears the inscription "Only And Dearly Loved Son Of John Croston Rogers, Until The Daybreak"
Maurice Croston Rogers
59th Field Company, Royal Engineers
25th February 1915, aged 20.
Row P. 3.
Son of John Croston Rogers and Leily Rogers, of Ellerslie, Athlone.
His headstone bears the inscription "Only And Dearly Loved Son Of John Croston Rogers, Until The Daybreak"
Second Lieutenant
Eric De Wolf Rounsfell, M. C.
Leinster Regiment attached to Royal Irish Rifles
3rd September 1918, aged 19.
Row X. 1.
Son of Francis William and Elizabeth De Wolf Rounsefell, of 3737, Angus Avenue, Shaughnessy Heights, Vancouver, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Break And The Shadows Flee Away"
Eric De Wolf Rounsfell, M. C.
Leinster Regiment attached to Royal Irish Rifles
3rd September 1918, aged 19.
Row X. 1.
Son of Francis William and Elizabeth De Wolf Rounsefell, of 3737, Angus Avenue, Shaughnessy Heights, Vancouver, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Break And The Shadows Flee Away"
45847 Corporal
James Sadler
12th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
3rd September 1918, aged 29.
Row Z. 1.
Son of John James and Ellen Sadler, of 4, Langborough Rd., Wokingham, Berks, husband of Emma Alison Rose (formerly Sadler), of 45, Rue de Montrieul, Etaples, France.
James Sadler
12th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
3rd September 1918, aged 29.
Row Z. 1.
Son of John James and Ellen Sadler, of 4, Langborough Rd., Wokingham, Berks, husband of Emma Alison Rose (formerly Sadler), of 45, Rue de Montrieul, Etaples, France.