PLOEGSTEERT CHURCHYARD
Hainaut
Belgium
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.72604, Longitude: 2.87996
Location Information
Ploegsteert Churchyard is located 14 Kms south of Ieper town centre, on a the Rijselseweg N365, which connects Ieper to Wijtschate, Mesen (Messines), Ploegsteert and on to 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.
On reaching the village of Ploegsteert the church is located on the right hand side of the N365.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Ploegsteert Churchyard contains nine Commonwealth burials of the First World War, made between October 1914 and February 1915.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 7, Canada 2. Total 9.
Pictures in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Ploegsteert Churchyard is located 14 Kms south of Ieper town centre, on a the Rijselseweg N365, which connects Ieper to Wijtschate, Mesen (Messines), Ploegsteert and on to 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.
On reaching the village of Ploegsteert the church is located on the right hand side of the N365.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Ploegsteert Churchyard contains nine Commonwealth burials of the First World War, made between October 1914 and February 1915.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 7, Canada 2. Total 9.
Pictures in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Lieutenant
Herbert Beaumont Boggs
7th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th February 1915, aged 22.
Son of Beaumont and Louise Mary Boggs, of the "Pacific Club," Victoria, British Columbia.
He was one of the first Canadian Officers killed in the Great War.
Herbert Beaumont Boggs
7th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th February 1915, aged 22.
Son of Beaumont and Louise Mary Boggs, of the "Pacific Club," Victoria, British Columbia.
He was one of the first Canadian Officers killed in the Great War.
Captain
Eric John Western Dolphin
1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment
7th November 1914, aged 28.
Row A. 4.
Son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. H. E. Dolphin, of Oak Lodge, Guildford.
Eric John Western Dolphin
1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment
7th November 1914, aged 28.
Row A. 4.
Son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. H. E. Dolphin, of Oak Lodge, Guildford.
Captain
Reginald Wickham Harland
1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment
30th October 1914, aged 31.
Son of the Revd. A. A. H. and Mrs. L. E. Harland, of The Lodge, Harefield, Uxbridge, Middlesex.
His headstone bears the inscription "Looking Unto Jesus The Author & Finisher Of Our Faith"
Reginald Wickham Harland
1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment
30th October 1914, aged 31.
Son of the Revd. A. A. H. and Mrs. L. E. Harland, of The Lodge, Harefield, Uxbridge, Middlesex.
His headstone bears the inscription "Looking Unto Jesus The Author & Finisher Of Our Faith"
Second Lieutenant
Richard John Lumley
11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars
17th October 1914, aged 20.
Row A. 1.
Son of Brig. Gen. the Hon. Osbert Lumley, C.M.G., and Mrs. Lumley, O.B.E., of 50, Cadogan Square, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "None Untimely Die That Die For England"
Richard John Lumley
11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars
17th October 1914, aged 20.
Row A. 1.
Son of Brig. Gen. the Hon. Osbert Lumley, C.M.G., and Mrs. Lumley, O.B.E., of 50, Cadogan Square, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "None Untimely Die That Die For England"
Major
George Hastings Parker, (Mentioned in Despatches)
1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment
19th December 1944, aged 44.
Son of Capt. G. F. Hastings Parker, R.N., and Susan M. Parker. As Acting Lieut.-Col. commanded the Battalion Sept.-Dec., 1914.
His headstone bears the inscription "Quis Prohibeat Sperare Meliora"
George Hastings Parker, (Mentioned in Despatches)
1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment
19th December 1944, aged 44.
Son of Capt. G. F. Hastings Parker, R.N., and Susan M. Parker. As Acting Lieut.-Col. commanded the Battalion Sept.-Dec., 1914.
His headstone bears the inscription "Quis Prohibeat Sperare Meliora"
Lieutenant
William Douglas Maclean Trimmer
1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment
30th October 1914, aged 22.
Son of Edward Douglas and Mary Kate Trimmer, of "Oakrigg," Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Born at Surbiton, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "Faithful Until Death"
William Douglas Maclean Trimmer
1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment
30th October 1914, aged 22.
Son of Edward Douglas and Mary Kate Trimmer, of "Oakrigg," Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Born at Surbiton, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "Faithful Until Death"
Other Burial Details
8691 Private C. E. Horne, 1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment, died 18th November 1914, aged 22. Son of Mrs. G. Horne, of Grateley Station, Andover, Hants.
Captain Arthur Paget Knocker, "B" Company, 1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment, died 8th February 1915, aged 25. Son of Col. H. P. Knocker (R.E.) and Mrs. Knocker, of "Bushey Ruff," Carlisle Rd., Eastbourne.
17173 Private Thomas Sutton, 7th Bn. Canadian Infantry, died 26th February 1915, aged 22. Son of William and Marie Sutton, of 18, Kennerley Rd., Stockport, England.
8691 Private C. E. Horne, 1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment, died 18th November 1914, aged 22. Son of Mrs. G. Horne, of Grateley Station, Andover, Hants.
Captain Arthur Paget Knocker, "B" Company, 1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment, died 8th February 1915, aged 25. Son of Col. H. P. Knocker (R.E.) and Mrs. Knocker, of "Bushey Ruff," Carlisle Rd., Eastbourne.
17173 Private Thomas Sutton, 7th Bn. Canadian Infantry, died 26th February 1915, aged 22. Son of William and Marie Sutton, of 18, Kennerley Rd., Stockport, England.
Pictures in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
Panoramic view of smashed German fortress and trenches; edge of Ploegsteert Wood, 11th June 1917, destroyed during the Battle of Messines. © IWM (Q 2321)
Church in Ploegsteert, November 1914. © The rightsholder (IWM Q 56685)
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Interior of church at Ploegsteert showing effect of German shell fire. 1914-1915. © IWM (Q 11734)
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