laughton Posted 28 January , 2020 Share Posted 28 January , 2020 (edited) This cemetery appears to also contain men of the New Zealand Division lost at Messines, so the records were collected in support of those cases. In particular checking from remains that were recovered further east than where it was expected New Zealand men to have progressed on 7 June 1917 (see this post). As with the other cemetery pages, I will add the trench map coordinates (TMC) to the CWGC description of the cemetery and assemble the ZIP Files for the burial records. Those will be linked here once they are collected and posted: (done) Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery ZIP Files GRRF 1837762-1837814 COG-BR 1837912-1837999 Quote The cemetery was begun in December 1914 by four battalions of the 5th Division and was called at first Wulverghem Dressing Station Cemetery. It was used until June 1917, and again in September and October 1918, and at the Armistice it contained 162 graves, the present Plot I. Graves were then brought in from the surrounding battlefields and the following smaller burial grounds:- AUCKLAND CEMETERY, MESSINES 28.U.7.a.8.7, on the North bank of the Douve between Messines and Wulverghem, contained the graves of twelve New Zealand soldiers (including nine of the 2nd Auckland Regiment) who fell on the 7th June, 1917. also noted on the DAL to be known as "Stinking Farm Cemetery" CORNWALL CEMETERY, MESSINES 28.U.7.a.5.6, 150 metres West of Auckland Cemetery, contained the graves of 21 soldiers from the United Kingdom (including 20 of the 1st D.C.L.I.) who fell in December, 1914-January, 1915. also noted on the DAL to be known as "Stinking Farm Cemetery" a number of them are on COG-BR 1837984 FRENCHMAN's FARM, WULVERGHEM 28.N.34.b.85.25, nearly 600 metres North of the village, contained several groups of graves; and in them were buried 29 soldiers from the United Kingdom and one French soldier who fell in 1914-15. NEUVE-EGLISE NORTH CEMETERY 28.T.9.c.7.9 was on the Neuve Eglise-Lindenhoek road. It contained the graves of 20 soldiers from the United Kingdom who fell on the 2nd and 3rd September, 1918, and of whom 16 belonged to the 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers. NEUVE-EGLISE RAILWAY HALTE (or RAILWAY SIDING) CEMETERY 28.T.14.b.9.4 was at the light railway station on the South side of the village. It contained the graves of 14 soldiers from the United Kingdom (including seven of Queen Victoria's Rifles) who fell on the 5th January, 1915. These formed Plots II-V. Within these later plots almost the whole period of the war is represented, in particular the defence of the Kemmel front in April 1918 and the final advance of September 1918. found it from the description of the Queen Victoria Rifles as they are on COG-BR 1837933 There are now 1,010 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 352 of the burials are unidentified, but there are special memorials to two casualties believed to be buried among them and to seven others buried elsewhere whose graves were destroyed in the fighting of 1917-18. Others with large groups: COG-BR 1837944: 28.T.18.a.5.9 COG-BR 1837946: a group from 28.U.1.a.4.0 COG-BR 1837963: a group of New Zealanders from 28.U.1.a.9.1 COG-BR 1837955: 28.T.6.d.7.7, also listed elsewhere COG-BR 1837986: might be related to Frenchman's Farm noted above 28.N.35.b.80.25 Edited 28 January , 2020 by laughton updating details in stages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughton Posted 28 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 28 January , 2020 (edited) Some notes: COG-BR 1837923: Unknown Aviatur in 5.G.23. 28.T.10.c.9.9 @fetubi COG-BR 1837949: the Unknown York & Lancs Officer in 5.D.16 was later identified as Lieutenant Sanderson COG-BR 1873966: perhaps the Unknown Officer is also of the 13th 10th Cheshires, the same as Serjeant Thomas Henry Robinson #W/437 Edited 30 January , 2020 by laughton corrected link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fetubi Posted 28 January , 2020 Share Posted 28 January , 2020 Richard, Very many thanks - as always. I will investigate. I have not seen this COG before. All the Best, Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fetubi Posted 28 January , 2020 Share Posted 28 January , 2020 Richard, It could be a Canadian, shot down on 25th April 1918 in a Camel. It's going to be impossible to prove, though, from what we have - so many were lost in the vicinity. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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