the german Posted 9 October , 2003 Share Posted 9 October , 2003 No mans cot cemetery Saturday October 4th 2003 Honouring your lads. Hinrich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 9 October , 2003 Share Posted 9 October , 2003 I don't know where this is, looks like Somme, eastern part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Sercu Posted 9 October , 2003 Share Posted 9 October , 2003 Paul ! Boezinge (Ypres) of course ! As everybody knows. Well, almost everybody ... Aurel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 9 October , 2003 Share Posted 9 October , 2003 Well Aurel, since I have been there with Jacky, then with you, I really blew this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Burgoyne Posted 10 October , 2003 Share Posted 10 October , 2003 Hi Hinrich Thanks for taking the time to remember those from the other side. One day I hope to vitist Ypres and Langemarck areas, and when I do I'll be visiting Langemarck German Cemetery for sure. By the way did you have a good visit. Annette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 10 October , 2003 Share Posted 10 October , 2003 What does no mans cot mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 10 October , 2003 Admin Share Posted 10 October , 2003 I think the Cemetery got its name from a nearby farm building that was in no mans land for much of the war. Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 10 October , 2003 Share Posted 10 October , 2003 According to CWGC, "No Man's Cot Cemetery was named from a building on the south side of Admiral's Road, a little more than half way from Boesinghe to Wieltje. It was used from the end of July 1917 to March 1918. No Man's Cot Cemetery contains 79 First World War burials. More than half of the graves are of officers and men of the 51st (Highland) Division. The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 10 October , 2003 Share Posted 10 October , 2003 Hinrich - I'll make sure I visit Langemark during my trip next month and honour your side. Also, thanks for the item. It has pride of place in the collection I still don't think you have more hair than me, yours is darker that's why it appears you have more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the german Posted 11 October , 2003 Author Share Posted 11 October , 2003 Annette I hope, the heavy wind on Saturday did not blow it away. Unfortunately, the weather on Friday, Sunday and partially on Monday was bad. Nevertheless we visited the four German cemeteries in Langemark, Menen, Hooglede, Vladslo and of course my favourite - "No mans cot". A part of the wall, that surrounds the cemetery, had crashed, but a sign said that they are working on it. Then we took a long walk in the Hooge/Bellewaerde area, where the I.R. 126 and R.I.R. 248 fought in 1914/1915. Fascinating to walk around the Hooge crater (s). Unfortunately the former trenches northeast of the crater (of special interest for us), are today covered by the huge water slide of the Bellewaerde Park. On Monday, we visited the Hill 60 and also had a long walk around. My special interest there is the fighting, that took place in late October / early November 1914, specially on November 17th 1914, when the Infanterie Regiment Nr. 78 tried to take the Hill. Standing there on the willow southeast of the Hill, I realized how small the place really is. On that day, the regiment had approximately 200 dead on this field and near the few houses of Zwarteleen. Another 400 were wounded. Almost unbelievable and very impressive. So, we resisted the weather and after all it was a fantastic trip (and not the last one) to Flanders. Lee I think the card should be a part of your collection. Great, that it is of use to you. Yes, you are right. Sometimes a little tint of black does wonders. You should try it! Hinrich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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