PACKHORSE FARM SHRINE CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.77006, Longitude: 2.83296
© Werner Van Caneghem
Location Information
Packhorse Farm Shrine Cemetery is located 9.5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the Kemmelseweg N 331, which connects Ieper to Kemmel and on to Nieuwkerke.
From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and straight on towards Armentieres (N336). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing).
2 Km after passing the village of Kemmel lies the left hand turning onto the Hooghofstraat. (Towards Wulvergem). 500 m along Hooghofstraat lies the left hand turning onto Lindestraat. The cemetery itself lies 250 m along the Lindestraat on the right hand side of the road.
Historical Information
Wulverghem (now Wulvergem) was the scene of a German gas attack on the night of 29-30 April 1916 which was repulsed by the 3rd and 24th Division. The village was captured by the Germans on 14 April 1918 and reoccupied by the 30th Division on the following 2 September.
Packhorse Farm was the name given to a farm on the east side of the most direct road from Lindenhoek to Wulverghem, and a little south of it was a wayside shrine, later rebuilt nearer to the farm. The cemetery was one of two made by the 46th (North Midland) Division who occupied this sector in the early summer of 1915. It was used only from April to June 1915.
Packhorse Farm Shrine Cemetery contains 59 First World War burials.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 59. Total Burials: 59.
3163 Private
George Ball
1st/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
14th June 1915.
Row C. 3.
Husband of Jane Ball of John Street, Scunthorpe, Lincs. Son of John Ball.
Picture courtesy of John Ball, grandson of this soldier
George Ball
1st/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
14th June 1915.
Row C. 3.
Husband of Jane Ball of John Street, Scunthorpe, Lincs. Son of John Ball.
Picture courtesy of John Ball, grandson of this soldier
3217 Private
William Bramley
"F" Company. 1st/4th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
21st April 1915, aged 38.
Row E. 4.
Inscription "He Did His Best"
Son of John Simpson Bramley and Caroline Bramley.
William Bramley
"F" Company. 1st/4th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
21st April 1915, aged 38.
Row E. 4.
Inscription "He Did His Best"
Son of John Simpson Bramley and Caroline Bramley.
Second Lieutenant
Ambrose Childs Clarke
1st/4th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
10th May 1915.
Plot F. 1.
Ambrose Childs Clarke
1st/4th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
10th May 1915.
Plot F. 1.
A limber going back to load up with provisions near Lindenhoek, 10 June 1917. © IWM Q 5489
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
Men of the 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company in F2 trench at Lindenhoek, 22 - 26 February 1915. © IWM Q 50342
Captain
Henry Haylock
1st/4th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
11th May 1915, aged 41.
Row E. 12.
Son of John William Haylock, of Thomleigh, Regent Road, Leicester; husband of Florence Haylock.
Henry Haylock
1st/4th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
11th May 1915, aged 41.
Row E. 12.
Son of John William Haylock, of Thomleigh, Regent Road, Leicester; husband of Florence Haylock.
2089 Private
John Pennick
1st/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
4th May 1915, aged 26.
Row B. 6.
Grandson of Mrs. F. Towers, of 24, Wellington Street, Grimsby, Lincs.
John Pennick
1st/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
4th May 1915, aged 26.
Row B. 6.
Grandson of Mrs. F. Towers, of 24, Wellington Street, Grimsby, Lincs.
3106 Private
James Emerson Proctor (Standing)
1st/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
20th May 1915, aged 21.
Row C. 1.
His headstone bears the inscription "When The Ebb Tide Flows"
3216 Private
Ernest Arthur Proctor (Sitting)
1st/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
20th May 1915, aged 22.
His headstone bears the inscription "Died For Home Country And Honour"
Sons of John Wattam Proctor and Lillie Proctor, of 96, High St., Scunthorpe, Lincs. Scoutmasters prior to enlistment.
James Emerson Proctor (Standing)
1st/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
20th May 1915, aged 21.
Row C. 1.
His headstone bears the inscription "When The Ebb Tide Flows"
3216 Private
Ernest Arthur Proctor (Sitting)
1st/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
20th May 1915, aged 22.
His headstone bears the inscription "Died For Home Country And Honour"
Sons of John Wattam Proctor and Lillie Proctor, of 96, High St., Scunthorpe, Lincs. Scoutmasters prior to enlistment.
Images in this gallery © Geerhard Joos
Bivouac of the 11th Regiment Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) at Wulverghem, 23rd October 1914. Units came back from the Messines line in turn to rest. © IWM Q 51178
1917 Private
Gordon Sutton
"H" Company. 1st/4th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
2nd May 1915, aged 20.
Row E. 7.
His headstone bears the inscription "Death Is Victory When Life Is Given For Friends"
Son of John and Emma Sutton, of 45, Kirkdale Rd., South Wigston, Leicester.
Gordon Sutton
"H" Company. 1st/4th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
2nd May 1915, aged 20.
Row E. 7.
His headstone bears the inscription "Death Is Victory When Life Is Given For Friends"
Son of John and Emma Sutton, of 45, Kirkdale Rd., South Wigston, Leicester.
Second Lieutenant
Frederick Maxwell Waite
1st/4th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
7th June 1915, aged 20.
Row F. 6.
Son of Frederick Warwick Waite, of The Spinneys, Manor Rd., Leicester.
Frederick Maxwell Waite
1st/4th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
7th June 1915, aged 20.
Row F. 6.
Son of Frederick Warwick Waite, of The Spinneys, Manor Rd., Leicester.
14 Company Serjeant Major
S. B. Wright
1st/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
27th May 1915.
Row A. 12.
S. B. Wright
1st/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
27th May 1915.
Row A. 12.
Bivouac of the 11th Regiment Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) at Wulverghem, 23rd October 1914. © IWM Q 51169
Soldiers of the 11th Regiment Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) at Wulverghem. Church in background. 23rd October 1914. © IWM (Q 51144)
Tea being issued to troops resting on newly captured ground, near Lindenhoek, 11th June 1917. © IWM Q 2324
