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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

The visit of Commonwealth graves in Communals Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France

pierre.vandervelden@pi.be

POPERINGE OLD Communal Cemetery (West Vlaanderen Belgium)

L. to R.: W. Fruich (I.W.G.C.) - W. T. Roblou (I.W.G.C.) - H. O. F. Wheaton (I.W.G.C.) - J. W. Traill (I.W.G.C.) (Imperial War Graves Commission)
A. E. Castle - F. G. Barnes - W. G. Hoddinett - W. J. Hines - Unknown - H. Hurcombe - J. M. Lane - C. Moorehouse - H. Barrett - J. Martin - G. D. Coe.
L. to R.: W. Aves (I.W.G.C.) - A. J. Knowles (I.W.G.C.) - W. S. Burdett - M. J. Hamilton - J. F. S. Gordon - G. A. Loyd - A. C. Downes - T. McC. Phillips - A. C. Thomas - E. R. E. Hickling
Major Arthur James Knowles (I.W.G.C.) 12/12/1921 Aged 59
A. B. Smith & E. R. Meaker
Major Henry Bingham Whistler Smith-Rewse 22/11/1914 aged 38
H. Wardale (I.W.G.C.)
Cpl Herbert Barrett 21/10/1914 aged 26
Left in his regimental band hockey team in 1912 taken while stationed in Ceylon and India.
His Regimental friend, Reuben Baldwin married Herbert's sister Gertrude Barrett in 1916.
Herbert played the bass violin and Reuben played the flute.
for his great nephew (and Reuben's grandson), Ross Baldwin and family

21 casualties

BARNES FREDERICK GEORGE
United Kingdom Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 24/10/1914 Service No: 10289 II.A.1.

BARRETT HERBERT
United Kingdom Corporal Worcestershire Regiment "A" Coy. 2nd Bn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 21/10/1914 Service No: 8231 II.A.2.

BLACKETT WILLIAM STEWART BURDETT
United Kingdom Captain Leicestershire Yeomanry Age: 41 Date of Death: 24/11/1914 I.B.1.

CASTLE A E
United Kingdom Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) 1st Bn. Date of Death: 23/10/1914 Service No: 8547 II.A.1.

COE G D
United Kingdom Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 25/10/1914 Service No: 9576 II.A.2.

DOWNES ARCHER CHERNOCKE
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 20/11/1914 I.B.5.

GORDON JOHN FREDERICK STRATHEARN
United Kingdom Captain Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Secondary Royal Scots Fusiliers Secondary attd. 1st Bn. Age: 32 Date of Death: 19/11/1914 I.B.3.

HAMILTON MERVYN JAMES
United Kingdom Captain Gordon Highlanders "C" Coy. 1st Bn. Age: 35 Date of Death: 28/11/1914 I.B.2.

HICKLING EDWARD ROBERT EYRE
United Kingdom Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment Secondary The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Secondary attd. Age: 19 Date of Death: 26/10/1914 I.B.8.

HINES W J
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 22/10/1914 Service No: 6639 II.A.1.

HODDINETT W G
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 1st Bn. Date of Death: 25/10/1914 Service No: 1366 II.A.1.

HURCOMBE H
United Kingdom Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 23/10/1914 Service No: 7778 II.A.2.

LANE J M
United Kingdom Private South Wales Borderers 1st Bn. Date of Death: 22/10/1914 Service No: 9728 II.A.2.

LOYD GEOFFREY ARCHIBALD
United Kingdom Lieutenant Scots Guards 2nd Bn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 13/11/1914 I.B.4.

MARTIN J
United Kingdom Private Highland Light Infantry 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 22/10/1914 Service No: 9433 II.A.2.

MEAKER E R
United Kingdom Bandsman Royal Fusiliers 1st Bn. Date of Death: 23/06/1915 Service No: 12428 II.A.5.

MOOREHOUSE C
United Kingdom Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 25/10/1914 Service No: 8007 II.A.2.

PHILLIPS THOMAS McCANN
United Kingdom Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Age: 24 Date of Death: 04/11/1914 I.B.6.

SMITH ARCHIBALD BENJAMIN
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Army Service Corps 5th Div. Train Age: 18 Date of Death: 13/03/1915 Service No: T/28923 II.A.4.

SMITH-REWSE HENRY BINGHAM WHISTLER
United Kingdom Major Royal Field Artillery 51st Bty. 36th Bde. Age: 38 Date of Death: 22/11/1914 II.A.3.

THOMAS ALMA CYRIL
United Kingdom Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) Age: 23 Date of Death: 07/11/1914 I.B.7.

IF You have a casualty picture, please send me a copy, I'll be glad to show it on this page.

IF You want a king size copy of this picture (300/900 ko - 2592/1944 pixels) please e-mail me.

IF You want picture of a particular grave, in this cemetery, please e-mail me.

Casualties informations come usualy from Commonwealth War Graves Commission, see links for more informations

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