VOORMEZELE CHURCHYARD
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.81684, Longitude: 2.87552
Location Information
Voormezele Churchyard is located 4 kilometres south-west of Ieper town centre, on the Ruusschaartstraat, a road leading from the Kemmelseweg (connecting Ieper to Kemmel N331).
From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg (made prominent by a railway level crossing).
Turn right onto the Kemmelseweg and follow this road to the first crossroads, turn left here into Ruusschaartstraat. The church and churchyard are located 1 kilometre along the Ruusschaartstraat on the left hand side of the road in Voormezele Dorp.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Voormezele Churchyard contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War.
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
Voormezele Churchyard is located 4 kilometres south-west of Ieper town centre, on the Ruusschaartstraat, a road leading from the Kemmelseweg (connecting Ieper to Kemmel N331).
From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg (made prominent by a railway level crossing).
Turn right onto the Kemmelseweg and follow this road to the first crossroads, turn left here into Ruusschaartstraat. The church and churchyard are located 1 kilometre along the Ruusschaartstraat on the left hand side of the road in Voormezele Dorp.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Voormezele Churchyard contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War.
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
Lieutenant
Edwin Winwood Robinson
D Squadron, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
25th October 1914, aged 26.
Son of Herbert J. and Agnes E. Robinson, of Moor Wood, Cirencester, Glos.
Edwin Winwood Robinson
D Squadron, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
25th October 1914, aged 26.
Son of Herbert J. and Agnes E. Robinson, of Moor Wood, Cirencester, Glos.
