Twiglet Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 According to 'Find a Grave' - my great uncle is buried in two places. Adinkerke Military Cemetary, and Aldershot Military Cemetary. I thought he had a grave at Adinkerke - all we have is a grave/memorial reference of B33. Would anyone know if that is a panel, or a grave? I doubt that the family would have enough money to ship his body back to the UK, so if anyone has any ideas as to what's going on, I'd be grateful! A confused Twiglet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevem49 Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Adinkerke does not have any panels. He is on the CWGC list as being buried at Adinkerke. Presume we are talking of - Tallowin W E, 20382 RGA 20/8/1917. SDGW has - Tallowin William Edward, born Bow Middx, enlisted - Dover, Abode Hackney Wick Middx, 20382, Bombardier, died of wounds, France and Flanders, 30/8/1917 - Military Medal. I suggest that 'find my grave' is wrong. stevem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiglet Posted 12 December , 2007 Author Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Yes, that's him Steve. If Adinkerke has no panels, then FAG is indeed wrong. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaymen Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 I doubt that the family would have enough money to ship his body back to the UK, so if anyone has any ideas as to what's going on, I'd be grateful! A confused Twiglet. Twiglet Even if they did have pots of money I don't think they would have been allowed to as the repatriation of bodies was not allowed later in the war - it had ceased to be an option very early during the conflict... I think Certainly appears to be an error on FAG. Maybe worth contacting them so they can put it right Glyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthergw Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Definitely not repatriated in 1917. There were only ever a very few right at the beginning and safe to say that early 1915 was the cut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiglet Posted 12 December , 2007 Author Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Glyn - I contacted FAG over something else without success, so I may just leave it. If I can find his grave next year, and pay my respects, that'll be enough for me. Thanks for all your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Sercu Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Twiglet, Sorry I don't have a photo of the cemetery taken closer to W. Tallowin's headstone. You'll have to do with this. See the white arrow (= B 33). Aurel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiglet Posted 12 December , 2007 Author Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Gosh, many thanks Aurel. Very kind of you to work that out for me. Looks like it's right on a road, I expected it to be in the middle of nowhere. Here's hoping I get there next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Do I need to have my eyes checked, or are the headstones in the center of the photo of a different shape? And if so, why? Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Sercu Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Twiglet, Well, I think it used to be in the middle of nowhere, but there are a couple of I think rather recent roads (or enlarged) nearby. The one you see in the background, and not far from it (but not visible on the photo) the motorway A18 - E40 (Oostende - Veurne - Dunkirk. I took the photo on 28 April this year, and if I remember correctly, the cemetery was not really easy to find. (I'm from the Ypres area, but it was the very first time that I went there.) On my Michelin map the cemetery is marked just south of the motorway (intersection), but it turned out that it was just north ! So, beware ... I'll post a second picture taken from that road, but unfortunately the headstone is hidden by part of that tree. Aurel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Sercu Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Cemetery seen from the road. The headstone is where I marked a small white cross. However, not visible due to the leaves of that tree. Aurel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Sercu Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 are the headstones in the center of the photo of a different shape? And if so, why? Roel Roel, They are Czech graves. And as you see : there is also a plot of German graves. More than 100 German and Czech. And many of WW2. Aurel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Does the fact that Twiglet's great-uncle is buried at Adinkerke necessarily exclude the possibility that he might indeed also be mentioned, by way of commemoration, on a headstone in Aldershot Military Cemetery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 They are Czech graves. And as you see : there is also a plot of German graves. Thanks, Aurel! Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevem49 Posted 13 December , 2007 Share Posted 13 December , 2007 Gosh, many thanks Aurel. Very kind of you to work that out for me. Looks like it's right on a road, I expected it to be in the middle of nowhere. Here's hoping I get there next year. If you do go, it is easy to find. Off the motorway coming from France, towards Adinkerke village - roundabout - turn left - large Choc and Booze shop for the British - turn left in small road just passed it and it is a few hundred yards on left. My website www.ypressalient.co.uk has some photos - index - cwgc - Adinkereke. If you cannot get there, contact me and I will take a photo at Easter. We holiday near there most years. stevem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiglet Posted 13 December , 2007 Author Share Posted 13 December , 2007 Thanks all and Steve M, thank you for the kind offer. We're hoping to go around April/May. I need to get on the case and start planning our trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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