OAK DUMP CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.81386 Longitude: 2.90964
Picture © Werner Van Caneghem
Location Information
Oak Dump Cemetery is located 5 Kms south of Ieper town centre, on the Bernikkewallestraat a road leading from the Rijselsesweg (N365) connecting Ieper to Armentieres.
From Ieper town centre the Rijselseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and by crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg.
3 Kms along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto the Vaartstraat. 1 Km along the Vaartstraat lies the first right hand turning onto the Bernikkewallestraat.
The cemetery itself lies 1 Km along the Bernikkewallestraat on the right hand side of the road.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible via the main entrance.
Historical Information
Oak Dump Cemetery was made by fighting units in July, August and September 1917 and one grave of 1914 was brought in after the Armistice.
In March 1918 a sap opposite the cemetery was blown in, and seven men of the 180th Siege Battery were killed. Their bodies were found in 1927 and buried in the cemetery.
The cemetery now contains 112 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, five of them unidentified. Two of the graves destroyed by shell fire are represented by special memorials.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Total Burials: 112
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 105, Australia 2. Total 107.
Unidentified Casualties: 5.
Cemetery images in this gallery © Geerhard Joos
Second Lieutenant
Osmond Pickard Brown
3rd Bn. attd. 11th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
31st July 1917, aged 19.
Row C. 21.
Born at Aylestone. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Brown, of The Firs, Aylestone, Leicester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Being Made Perfect, In A Little While He Fulfilled Long Years."
Osmond Pickard Brown
3rd Bn. attd. 11th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
31st July 1917, aged 19.
Row C. 21.
Born at Aylestone. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Brown, of The Firs, Aylestone, Leicester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Being Made Perfect, In A Little While He Fulfilled Long Years."
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186849 Gunner
Edwin Chapman
"C" Bty. 119th Bde. Royal Field Artillery (Formerly King's Royal Rifle Corps)
5th August 1917, aged 24.
Row C. 10.
Son of Henry and Annie Chapman, of "Highfield," Hutton Rudby, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Beloved Son Of Henry & Annie Chapman Enterpen House, Hutton Rudby, Yorks."
Edwin Chapman
"C" Bty. 119th Bde. Royal Field Artillery (Formerly King's Royal Rifle Corps)
5th August 1917, aged 24.
Row C. 10.
Son of Henry and Annie Chapman, of "Highfield," Hutton Rudby, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Beloved Son Of Henry & Annie Chapman Enterpen House, Hutton Rudby, Yorks."
Second Lieutenant
Eric Henderson
8th Bn. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
7th June 1917, aged 21.
Row I. 7.
Son of the Rev. Joseph Graham Henderson and Emily Alice Henderson, of "Spenholme," 13, Marriott Rd., Barnet, Herts. Intelligence Officer.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Tread Softly O'er My Beautiful Eric's Grave For A Mother's Love Lies Here."
Eric Henderson
8th Bn. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
7th June 1917, aged 21.
Row I. 7.
Son of the Rev. Joseph Graham Henderson and Emily Alice Henderson, of "Spenholme," 13, Marriott Rd., Barnet, Herts. Intelligence Officer.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Tread Softly O'er My Beautiful Eric's Grave For A Mother's Love Lies Here."
165605 Gunner
James Hulley
180th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
26th March 1918, aged 29.
Row D.1A/7A.
Son of Abel and Jane Hulley, of 32, George St., Hurst, Ashton-under-Lyne; husband of Mary Jane Hulley, of 47, Holden St., Ashton-under-Lyne.
His headstone bears the inscription; "O Lord In Thy Gracious Keeping Leave We Now Our Loved One Sleeping."
James Hulley is one of the seven men of the 180th Siege Battery, killed in March 1918 when a sap opposite the cemetery was blown in. Their bodies were found in 1927, having originally been buried under one cross and re-buried in the cemetery in a mass grave (D.1A/7A.), marked with a special memorial.
James Hulley
180th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
26th March 1918, aged 29.
Row D.1A/7A.
Son of Abel and Jane Hulley, of 32, George St., Hurst, Ashton-under-Lyne; husband of Mary Jane Hulley, of 47, Holden St., Ashton-under-Lyne.
His headstone bears the inscription; "O Lord In Thy Gracious Keeping Leave We Now Our Loved One Sleeping."
James Hulley is one of the seven men of the 180th Siege Battery, killed in March 1918 when a sap opposite the cemetery was blown in. Their bodies were found in 1927, having originally been buried under one cross and re-buried in the cemetery in a mass grave (D.1A/7A.), marked with a special memorial.
Second Lieutenant
Arthur Knight Nicholson
"B" Sqdn. 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars
31st October 1914, aged 21.
Row J. 7.
Son of Herbert and Stella Nicholson, of Bidborough Hall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Only Son Of Herbert And Stella Nicholson Bidborough Hall."
Arthur Knight Nicholson
"B" Sqdn. 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars
31st October 1914, aged 21.
Row J. 7.
Son of Herbert and Stella Nicholson, of Bidborough Hall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Only Son Of Herbert And Stella Nicholson Bidborough Hall."
Lieutenant
Kenneth Croft North, Mentioned in Despatches
4th (Queen's Own) Hussars
31st October 1914, aged 29.
Row F. 5.
Son of Arthur and Mary Fearnley North, of Wakefield, Yorkshire; husband of Frances Evelyn North, of Star Hill, Hartford Bridge, Basingstoke.
Kenneth Croft North, Mentioned in Despatches
4th (Queen's Own) Hussars
31st October 1914, aged 29.
Row F. 5.
Son of Arthur and Mary Fearnley North, of Wakefield, Yorkshire; husband of Frances Evelyn North, of Star Hill, Hartford Bridge, Basingstoke.
19997 Private
John James Riley
10th Bn. Army Cyclist Corps, attd. 1st/22nd Bn. London Regiment
6th July 1917.
Row H. 5.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Loving Memory Of My Dear Jack. Loved By All, At Rest."
John James Riley
10th Bn. Army Cyclist Corps, attd. 1st/22nd Bn. London Regiment
6th July 1917.
Row H. 5.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Loving Memory Of My Dear Jack. Loved By All, At Rest."
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
Actions of St. Eloi Craters. Troops of the Northumberland Fusiliers, 3rd Division, wearing German helmets and gas masks captured at St. Eloi, 27th March 1916. © IWM (Q 491)
Actions of St. Eloi Craters. Troops of the Northumberland Fusiliers, 3rd Division, at St. Eloi, 27th March 1916, comparing British and German steel helmets. © IWM (Q 500)
Lieutenant Geoffrey H Malins, British official cameraman, with British officers near St Eloi after filming 'The Fight at St Eloi'. 27 March 1916.
© IWM (Q 112871)
