NO MAN'S COT CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.8839 Longitude: 2.89326
Location Information
The cemetery is located to the North-East of the town of Ieper. From the station turn left and drive along M.Fochlaan to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left into M.Haiglaan and drive to the traffic lights. Here turn right onto the dual carriageway direction Poelkapelle/A19. Carry on for about 1km over the river and you will see a sign for New Irish Farm Cemetery. Turn left here into Briekestraat, past New Irish Farm Cemetery to the crossroads. Straight over into Moortelweg, follow to the 2nd crossroads and turn left. The cemetery is approx 400 metres along on the left hand side.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
For most of the First World War, the east side of the village of Boesinghe (now Boezinge) directly faced the German front line.
No Man's Cot Cemetery was named from a building on the south side of Admiral's Road, a little more than half way from Boesinghe to Wieltje. It was used from the end of July 1917 to March 1918.
No Man's Cot Cemetery contains 79 First World War burials. More than half of the graves are of officers and men of the 51st (Highland) Division.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Total Burials: 79.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 77.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 2.
The cemetery is located to the North-East of the town of Ieper. From the station turn left and drive along M.Fochlaan to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left into M.Haiglaan and drive to the traffic lights. Here turn right onto the dual carriageway direction Poelkapelle/A19. Carry on for about 1km over the river and you will see a sign for New Irish Farm Cemetery. Turn left here into Briekestraat, past New Irish Farm Cemetery to the crossroads. Straight over into Moortelweg, follow to the 2nd crossroads and turn left. The cemetery is approx 400 metres along on the left hand side.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
For most of the First World War, the east side of the village of Boesinghe (now Boezinge) directly faced the German front line.
No Man's Cot Cemetery was named from a building on the south side of Admiral's Road, a little more than half way from Boesinghe to Wieltje. It was used from the end of July 1917 to March 1918.
No Man's Cot Cemetery contains 79 First World War burials. More than half of the graves are of officers and men of the 51st (Highland) Division.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Total Burials: 79.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 77.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 2.
Second Lieutenant
Joseph Francis Avery
10th Bn. Welsh Regiment
31st July 1917, aged 23.
Row B. 4.
Son of Andrew James and Rosalea S. Pitre Avery, of Quinla La Primavera, Quilmes, Argentina.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Fight The Good Fight Of Faith."
Joseph Francis Avery
10th Bn. Welsh Regiment
31st July 1917, aged 23.
Row B. 4.
Son of Andrew James and Rosalea S. Pitre Avery, of Quinla La Primavera, Quilmes, Argentina.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Fight The Good Fight Of Faith."
Lieutenant
Clifford Stanton, Mentioned in Despatches
10th Bn. Welsh Regiment
31st July 1917, aged 23.
Row B. 1.
Son of C. B. Stanton, C.B.E., J.P., M.P., and Alice Maud Stanton, of Tydraw House, Aberdare.
Clifford Stanton, Mentioned in Despatches
10th Bn. Welsh Regiment
31st July 1917, aged 23.
Row B. 1.
Son of C. B. Stanton, C.B.E., J.P., M.P., and Alice Maud Stanton, of Tydraw House, Aberdare.
265170 Private
James Stewart
"B" Coy. 5th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
31st July 1917, aged 23.
Row A. 6.
Son of William and Mary Stewart, of Aberlour, Banffshire.
James Stewart
"B" Coy. 5th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
31st July 1917, aged 23.
Row A. 6.
Son of William and Mary Stewart, of Aberlour, Banffshire.
British troops pose for a photograph on the remains of a German concrete pill box now being used as the roof of a British dug-out near Boesinghe, 28 January 1918. © IWM (Q 10633)
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
Battle of Pilckem Ridge. Royal Engineers carrying wood for a bridge across the Yser Canal. Note the mud and the wearing of waterproof sheets. Near Boesinghe, August 1917. © IWM (Q 5936)
Battle of Pilckem Ridge. Stretcher bearers struggle in mud up to their knees to carry a wounded man to safety near Boesinghe, 1 August 1917. Identified front, centre is Private Cecil Hawkins a stretcher bearer with 106 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps © IWM (Q 5935)
