WINNEZEELE CHURCHYARD
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.84145, Longitude: 2.54991
Image above © Werner Van Caneghem
Location Information
Winnezeele is a village 43 kilometres north-west of Lille, about 25 kilometres south-south-east of Dunkirk and approximately 5 kilometres south-east of Wormhoudt. In the churchyard, north-east of the church and near the boundary hedge is the Commonwealth plot.
Total Commonwealth War Burials: 52.
World War One Identified Burials: United Kingdom 8.
World War Two Identified Burials: United Kingdom 12.
World War Two Unidentified Burials: 32.
Images of the Winnezeele Church & Local War Memorial
Images © Werner Van Caneghem
World War One Graves
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Captain
Christopher Russell Farmer-Cotgrave
2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment, attached to 100th Trench Mortar Battery
29th December 1917.
Row A. 5.
Son of Richard de Malpas Farmar-Cotgrave and Amelia Farmar-Cotgrave (nee Morison), of "San Stefano," Mannamead, Plymouth.
His headstone bears the inscription "Father In Thy Gracious Keeping Keep Our Dearly Loved One Sleeping"
Christopher Russell Farmer-Cotgrave
2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment, attached to 100th Trench Mortar Battery
29th December 1917.
Row A. 5.
Son of Richard de Malpas Farmar-Cotgrave and Amelia Farmar-Cotgrave (nee Morison), of "San Stefano," Mannamead, Plymouth.
His headstone bears the inscription "Father In Thy Gracious Keeping Keep Our Dearly Loved One Sleeping"
22346 Private
Arthur Parkes
2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
29th December 1917, aged 26.
Row A. 1.
Son of Catherine Parkes, of 8, Carless Avenue, Harborne, Birmingham, and the late Joseph Parkes. Born at Walsall, Staffs.
Arthur Parkes
2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
29th December 1917, aged 26.
Row A. 1.
Son of Catherine Parkes, of 8, Carless Avenue, Harborne, Birmingham, and the late Joseph Parkes. Born at Walsall, Staffs.
World War Two Graves
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T/63159 Driver
David Harold Sinclair
Royal Army Service Corps
27th May 1940, aged 32.
Row B. 39.
Son of George and Margaret Sinclair; husband of Ruth Sinclair, of Bearpark, Co. Durham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Yea, Though I Walk Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death, I Will Fear No Evil"
David Harold Sinclair
Royal Army Service Corps
27th May 1940, aged 32.
Row B. 39.
Son of George and Margaret Sinclair; husband of Ruth Sinclair, of Bearpark, Co. Durham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Yea, Though I Walk Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death, I Will Fear No Evil"
We are missing four headstones from Winnezeele Churchyard
1870452 Driver Frank Donald Anderson, 100 Army Field Company, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers, died 30th May 1940, aged 26. Row B. 26. Son of Archibald Victor and Beatrice Alice Anderson, of Hornsey, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "He Have His Life That We Might Live"
1465395 Gunner Frederick John Harmer, 211 Battery, 53 (The Worcestershire Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, died 28th May 1940, aged 22. Row B. 11. Son of George Frederick and Minnie Olive Harmer, of Bewdley, Worcestershire. His headstone bears the inscription "Safe In God's Keeping Until We Meet Again. R. I. P."
5387084 Private Albert Alexander Lawford, 4th Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, died 10th May 1940. Row B. 4.
1985405 Sapper John Samuel Parsons, 110 Army Field Company, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers, died 19th May 1040, aged 23. Row B. 24. Son of Edward Samuel and Lilian Parsons, of Newport, Monmouthshire.M.I.Mech. E. His headstone bears the inscription "Into Thy Hands, O God"
1870452 Driver Frank Donald Anderson, 100 Army Field Company, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers, died 30th May 1940, aged 26. Row B. 26. Son of Archibald Victor and Beatrice Alice Anderson, of Hornsey, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "He Have His Life That We Might Live"
1465395 Gunner Frederick John Harmer, 211 Battery, 53 (The Worcestershire Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, died 28th May 1940, aged 22. Row B. 11. Son of George Frederick and Minnie Olive Harmer, of Bewdley, Worcestershire. His headstone bears the inscription "Safe In God's Keeping Until We Meet Again. R. I. P."
5387084 Private Albert Alexander Lawford, 4th Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, died 10th May 1940. Row B. 4.
1985405 Sapper John Samuel Parsons, 110 Army Field Company, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers, died 19th May 1040, aged 23. Row B. 24. Son of Edward Samuel and Lilian Parsons, of Newport, Monmouthshire.M.I.Mech. E. His headstone bears the inscription "Into Thy Hands, O God"
