WIELSBEKE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.90524, Longitude: 3.37888
Location Information
The village of Wielsbeke is located east of the town of Ingelmunster off the N357 road which runs between Roeselare (Roulers) and Waregem. Driving from Ingelmunster go through the village of Oostrozebeke and follow the N357 to Wielsbeke. Follow the N357 which becomes Rijksweg straight through the village until it bends sharp left. At the bend turn right into Stationstraat and then immediately left into Dertiende Liniestraat. The cemetery is on the left about 100m from the junction. To locate the war graves enter the cemetery through the left hand gate and follow the path for approximately 50 meters to where the graves will be found on the left hand side of the path.
Historical Information
Wielsbeke Communal Cemetery contains three Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Burial Details
Second Lieutenant Ronald Heathcote Corbishley, 57th Sqdn. and 8th Bn. Devonshire Regiment, Royal Flying Corps, died 28th July 1917, aged 27. Husband of Eva Phillis Corbishley, of 20, Newhall St., Macclesfield.
Lieutenant Hew Wardrop Brooke Rickards, 57th Sqdn. and Royal Field Artillery, Royal Flying Corps, died 28th July 1917, aged 21. Son of the Rev. Walter Brooke Rickards and Mary Christini Rickards, of Buckland Rectory, Broadway, Worcs.
Second Lieutenant H. N. S. Skeffington, 57th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, died 28th July 1917, aged 33. Son of Martin Southwell Skeffington, of 6, Leinster Mansions, Hampstead, London, and the late Mary Louisa Skeffington.
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
The village of Wielsbeke is located east of the town of Ingelmunster off the N357 road which runs between Roeselare (Roulers) and Waregem. Driving from Ingelmunster go through the village of Oostrozebeke and follow the N357 to Wielsbeke. Follow the N357 which becomes Rijksweg straight through the village until it bends sharp left. At the bend turn right into Stationstraat and then immediately left into Dertiende Liniestraat. The cemetery is on the left about 100m from the junction. To locate the war graves enter the cemetery through the left hand gate and follow the path for approximately 50 meters to where the graves will be found on the left hand side of the path.
Historical Information
Wielsbeke Communal Cemetery contains three Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Burial Details
Second Lieutenant Ronald Heathcote Corbishley, 57th Sqdn. and 8th Bn. Devonshire Regiment, Royal Flying Corps, died 28th July 1917, aged 27. Husband of Eva Phillis Corbishley, of 20, Newhall St., Macclesfield.
Lieutenant Hew Wardrop Brooke Rickards, 57th Sqdn. and Royal Field Artillery, Royal Flying Corps, died 28th July 1917, aged 21. Son of the Rev. Walter Brooke Rickards and Mary Christini Rickards, of Buckland Rectory, Broadway, Worcs.
Second Lieutenant H. N. S. Skeffington, 57th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, died 28th July 1917, aged 33. Son of Martin Southwell Skeffington, of 6, Leinster Mansions, Hampstead, London, and the late Mary Louisa Skeffington.
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
