Thank you much for your help for directions to this lovely cemetry my husband is so touched that I have organised a trip for him and our grandson in April he always used to say it would be his lifetime ambition to visit his grand ads grave you do a wonderful job god bless you all

Hi, Thankyou so much for this web site ! just did some research and found out that my Great , Great Grandfather is Buried At Hem lenglett Communial cemetery ! he is on The Honour Roll at the Canberra War Memorial ! Private Clarence Percival Down, 23rd Battalion !service number ! 5580 Born Tasmania ! He had One daughter ! My grandmother Thelma Louise Medhurst Down ! She was a baby when he went to war ! Anyone with any information Please contact ! Sharon Kettle Canberra Australia

alanblue77( at sign)hotmail.com I am trying to contact Ian Dalgliesh whose father Edwards flew in 207 squadron RAF in 1944. Ian has asked anyone who knew of the connection to contact him. I have a flying logbook showing Edward as pilot for Alan Blue senior

Can you please let me know how to get to bard cottage cemetry from ypes planning a trip in April for my husband to visit his grand ads grave Henry Goldie jones who is buried here. Thank you so much

Does anyone knows Pierre Vandervelden's email address as the 'mail' function on the website is not allowing me to contact him. If anyone could post a message back I would be most grateful.

Thank you for this site. I found my uncle, George Robert Flinn age 31
Was killed in Arras on 28/04/1917 he is buried in Chilli Trench Cemetery Gavrelle Sp Mem C20. We are hoping to visit this cemetery later this year
He was my fathers eldest brother and I will be visiting for my father who never got the chance to visit. We will also visit passendale where my father fought in WW1

What wonderful work you are doing. I have tracked a relative to this cemetery but could not locate the grave through the War Graves Commission. The details are as follows:
Name Allan MacDonald
Regiment: Queen's Own Cameron highlanders
Age 21
Date of Death 4 June 1940
Grave Memorial Reference Plot 2/ Row C/ Grave 6
A photograph of the grave would be wonderful
I would be so grateful Warm regards Sheila

Pierre

I neglected to thank you and your staff for this wonderful website. Jennifer

Private Frederick Wray, AIF 5663. 17th Battalion from Bunarba, NSW.
A 38 yr old Stock and Station Agent, married to Florence Marion Ferguson, 1915 prior to enlisting on 25 Feb 1916. He embarked for overseas with the 15th Reinforcements from Sydney on 9 Sept 1916 aboard HMAT Euripides.
After joining the 17th Battalion in France on 24th Jan 1917 he was wounded in action at Fricourt on 27th Feb 1917 and died that same day.
Pte Frederick Wray is buried at Martinpuich British Cemetery near Pozieres, France.
I am his Granddaughter and visited this beautiful cemetery in October 2012. A most moving and unforgettable day. God Bless and thank you for your sacrifice.

Pierre:

Many thanks for setting this site up. Because of your efforts I have been able to find the resting place of the uncle I never knew, Trooper Roderick "Ronnie" Munro from Alness, Scotland of the Royal Armoured Corps. Died too soon aged 21 but never forgotten for the sacrifice he made.

Thanks again,

Donnie Munro
Proud nephew of Trooper Ronnie Munro

My wife is the niece of Adrian Ralph Taylor. His picture is on our piano.

My father George haigh died 10 years ago he left a tin box which contained a tabaco pouch, inside this pouch I found a photograph of a soldier stood beside a lady seated on a chair. But even more interesting were the other items in this pouch.
Their were his regimental badges and other items which led me to the soldiers identity. The soldier was private C Dadswell 7375 of the 7th battalion of the royal Sussex regiment.
He died on the 23/03/1916 he now rests in the British cemetery at vermells France.
I would like to know how we are linked to this brave soldier and maybe share the secrets of this pouch. We would like to know more about those soldier to further our search god rest his sole. We will find the link that ties us together. I felt a deep sadness when I read his name as a fatality of that battle. RIP

found my grandfather after all these years my father terance william cornell (clack) is dead now 19 years he never new as his mum never told him as he inly 7. private arthur william cornell died 15th june 1940i am trying to find all about him he was 31 RIP grandad i have found u and i will come to see u love ann and yr grate grand kids colin caroline jill and eric

My wife's great uncle William Toyne is buried in Hermanville Cemetery, one of only three Australians buried there. He was killed when his C-47 was shot down (possibly by friendly fire) at almost midnight on D-Day making him and his crew possibly the last casualties on that momentous day. We can't find any records to esablish whether it was friendly or enemy fire which got them but Squadron anectdotal evidence seems to suggest the former. Would anyone be able to shed any light on this story?

I am the granddaughter of Donald Hutt. He was the first Canadian casualty of the Second World War. My brother and i visited this cemetery in 1989 to pay our respects to the grandfather we never met. When we arrived in the town and asked directions, one of the townspeople said, "Ah qui. Le Seul Canadien!" and lead us right to the cemetery and to our grandfather's grave.

I am not sure if you can help me. I am researching the history of my great uncle Ernest Victor WILD who was killed on 19/7/1916 at the Battle of Fromelles. His service no was 4916 and he was in the 59th Infantry Battalion. As far as I know he has no grave and I was wondering if they are still doing DNA tests to identify the unknown soldiers from this battle. I would be eternally grateful if you could point me in the right direction as I would love for him to have a proper burial place.

JAMES HORACE GWYN We came and found his grave it is some thing I have done for my mother who never had the chance rest in peace with your mates Gwyn you would of been uncle

hi albert,have you had any look finding stories of raistricks during ww1 mate

Thank you for this wonderful website, Pierre.

I just found my grandfather's grave listed at Houyet Churchyard in Belgium. He was Henry William Weston Bell, a Sergeant in the Canadian Infantry who died on 26/02/1919.

One day I would love to visit his grave to pay my respects.

Rest in peace, Grandfather.

im trying to find out information about private 8621 john parkes somerfield south staffordshire reg there is a photo and some details on this web site but any other information or pictures would be much appreciated

I try to find out more about Capt. Rubert Owen Beit ( Royal Eng)
Would like to reconstruct his live..
Death: Jul. 28, 1917
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery
Poperinge
West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Plot: III. D. 23.

All information in welcome

My Grandfather Willilam Ernest Sims is buried at Hasselt (Kruisveld) and served with Royal Engineers 263 Coy. I'm trying to find anyone who served with him/remembers him at all as my father never knew his own father and it would be fantastic for him to know a bit more about him.

For Lenny Price, who wanted details of Jack Taylor:

Jack and his crew took off from Metheringham, Lincolnshire in No. 106 Squadron RAF Lancaster III bomber (coded LM641/D) at 21.30 hrs on the 7th of August 1944. They were making a raid on strong points around Normandy, France following the Allied landings there, when their Lancaster was shot down. It crashed just outside of Quetteville. Five of the seven crew survived, but sadly Jack and the RAF rear gunner were found dead in the wreckage by the Germans. They were buried at the scene of the crash. Jack was 24 years old.

I am the nephew of George Henry Norton. His sister is still alive and now lives in Scotland. George originally came from Ipswich, Suffolk. He is pictured on far right in aircraft photo. If you require any more info please get in touch

I read about your wonderful organization this morning in the Winter edition of This England. I've been trying to find out about a young man who came to America from Belfast to work in the local mill, was in the English Motor Transportation Co. during WWI. His name was Corporal William Higginson and I was hoping to find his name in a French Cemetery as we do know his life was lost during th war. He is represented on a church Service Flag that we found in our church steeple! William was the only one of 16 who died during the war and we wish we could find out about him so that we could encourage our local Veterans organization to estalish a memorial in his honor.

Thank you so very much for the trouble you have gone to. I am 65y.o. and have just made contact with my full broter and sister and have got a lot of family history from them, including the fact that my uncle William McIvor is buried at Hancourt British Cemetery B. 14. Would it be at all possible for you to send me a photo of his gravestone.

In Loving memory of our Uncle and Great-Uncle George McKenna who died in France during WW1 at the age of 22. We didnt know you but we would have liked to. From your photograph you looked like great man. Love from your neices and nephews, great neices and nephews and great great neices and nephews. xx

In Memory of my Grand Uncle 3308993, Pte William Clancy, City of Glasgow Regiment, B.E.F. from Limerick, Ireland who died in 1939 and is buried at Douai Cemetery, France.
I finally got to visit Douai a couple of years ago with my family to pay my respects to William and left his picture.
May he Rest In Peace.

Francis Arhtur Reginald Riggalll
Always Remembered

Thank you. I hope that others looking for the graves of the people on the Lancastria find your website

i like you

Excellent research and site one to look for manu hours.
Thanks.

I have recently found out that my Uncle, Albert Parsons died here. Very sad.

Found your wonderful web site recently in the winter issue of This England of which I have been a long subscriber. In October we did a Western Front Tour with David Barlett's Battlefield Journeys and I paid my respects to my Great Uncle Henry A. Carter who died at the Battle of Messines on June 7, 1917 age 20. He is remembered at the Menin Gate. He was a Private with the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. It was a moving experience and I thank people like you who through sites like yours continue to honour all the young men who so gave their lives in the name of freedom. Lest we forget.

In June 2010 my wife and I had the good fortune to visit England & France. While in France, which is a beautiful country and friendly people, I made the trip to visit the American cemetary in Normandy to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice that I could have the freedom I enjoy today. The visit to the cemetary was an extremely moving experience. While in a small village in Quetteville I stood at the graves of 2 airmen killed on 8/8/1944. Sgt. F.G. Ralph, Air gunner RAF 910510 & Jack Taylor, Flying officer Royal New Zealand A.F. 421295. Even though I visited numerous soldiers graves, these 2 for some reason, I felt I needed to know their story. I have made numerous attempts but nothing but dead ends. Maybe someone may have some information about these two men for me.

In memory of an uncle Horace Joseph Penn who is buried at Geel cemetary. I never met him but grew up with memories my mother told me, he was my mother's brother and he died so young. You will always be remembered Uncle Horace

Joseph Willey was a Lance Corporal in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and died aged 21 in Northern France 26/08/1914. He was my Grand Mothers brother and she passed away in 1991 at the grand old age of 96. She never knew what happened to her brother or indeed where he was buried. Thanks to your website I now found this information and an actual photograph of his grave. He was awarded the 1914/15 Star Victory Medal and British War Medal, both of which I have framed and hanging in pride of place in my home. We owe so much to so few.

PETER BAGAN was my grandads brother he died in ww1 and is buried in this cemetery,my grandad had he have been alive now,would have found some comfort in the knowledge of where his brother was buried,may peter rest in peace with all his loved ones,i think this website is wonderful thankyou

John was the younger brother of my grandmother, Clara Worsley. She married Thomas Taylor in 1929 and has 5 sons. David (see previous message) is the youngest.

My late uncle was Arthur O. Gallant, son of Octave Gallant and Suzanne Martin of Howlan in the parish of St. Anthony's, Bloomfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was my father's oldest brother. He just turned 21 years old before he was fatally wounded at Bourlon, France in September of 1918 by shrapnel from an enemy artillery shell. He rests at Bucquoy Road Cemetery. Lest we forget.

Thanks for your efforts in preparing this web site. I found out about it a few minutes ago while reading This England magazine, Winter 2012. Congratulations on receiving the Silver Cross of St. George award from the magazine, it is well deserved for the work you have done and are doing on this project.
I was born in England in 1944 and was raised in England. I now live in South Carolina, US

my name is nicholas james bennett and i have been researching my family tree for a few years now and the most upsetting relative i have come across is the untold story of my great uncle john william wright.
i have only 1 photo of this brave young man he was only 18 years old when he died.
since finding out about this brave young man i have been trying to recover his war medals that was stolen from my grandmothers home many years ago.i have so far failed in my task.

john william wright

service no; 2243 1st/8th battalion sherwood foresters

born; bilisthorpe, nottinghamshire, england.

lived at; 47 montague street, mansfield, nottinghamshire, england.

newark advertiser showing wounded april 1915

served with d company mansfield.

nottingham daily express dated 04/05/1915

shows some details of parents.

medal roll shows landed in france 02/03/1915

killed in action by a sniper when looking over the parapet when serveing in the lines in the kemmel sector, belgium 20/04/1915

buried at kemmel chateau military cemetery plot no e62 belgium.

kemmel chateau was north east of kemmel village and the cemetery was established on the north side of the chateau grounds in december 1914.

it continued to be used by divisions fighting on the southern sectors of belgium frount until march 1918, when after fierce fighting involveing both commonwealth and french forces, the village and cemetery fell in to german hands in late april.
the cemetery was retaken later in the year, but in the interval it was badly shelled and the old chateau destroyed.

their are now 1135 commonwealth burials of the first world war in the cemetery and 21 from the secound world war (which all date from the allied withdrawel ahead of the german advance of may 1940.

the cemetery was designed by sir edwin lutyens.

i feel a great sadness and joy in now knowing what happened to this very young relative who died so tragically young, what a great pride i feel in knowing he is a part of my family god bless him.

We went to the Remembrance service/cermony at Ypres this year and enroute we pulled over at a random cementary. I place my poppy cross on a random grave Private J Hughes 18781 (Durham light infantry) and said a prayer. I would now like to know a little more about him but without subscribing to website this may be hard to do. If anyone knows anything about apart from the basic I would love to know.

Thanks

My uncle L-Cpl William Thomas George Sellars is buried in Hottot le Baques cemetery plot no:VIII . J. 8. My aunt died in 1974 and she never managed to visit his grave, neither have any of the surviving family. I wonder if you could take a photo of his head stone for me.

Thank you

Regards

Richard Price

Hey I am Anthony from Australia And i was just wondering if i could get some Pictures of My great great pop's grave Named George Houghton Knight I ask this because i am only young and i would love to find out more information in my history and i havn't got the money to go all the way over to france Thank You

Great Grandpa Whittingham, you're thought of often and I will make sure you will never be forgotten!

WHITTINGHAM BENJAMIN
United Kingdom Lance Serjeant S/18737Cameron Highlanders 01/09/1916 Age: 31 H. 9.

My Great uncle, whom my dad Leslie was named after, died aged19 after becoming a Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 4th September 1917. We remember him and all the other brave souls who made the ultimate sacrifice for us all.

private L Quigley Dorsetshire regiment died age 19 just a few months before his brother william (below) Buried at Spoilbank cemetary.My son was lucky to have the chance to visit him with the school in 2011. Again thanks go to all who take the care to look after all of these men in our absence. .they are never forgotten x

private William Quigley 952 A.I.F fought with the australians,but was from Stirchley in Birmingham. died a couple of days after his 23rd birthday.buried at puchevillers ,so glad to have had the chance to pay my respects to my great great uncle in 2008.My grandad was named after him.THanks to all who take great care of the graves and cemetary.

My great, great uncle W. G. Dell (gunner) Unit: D Bty. 79th Bde. Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 23rd October 1917. Age 20. Son of George Henry and Emily Sarah Dell of 238 Portman Buildings Lisson Grove London. IX. C. 12. I was totally overwhelmed when I visited his grave in 2009. I plan to visit again. Thank you to all who tend the graveyard.