IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

The visit of Commonwealth War Cemeteries, Communals Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France

Inmemories.com © Pierre Vandervelden - Belgium 2004 - 2008

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Nom Commentaires Olivia Whitcomb nee Carter  olivia@akela323.co.uk 11-05-2008 - 21:01 Your website is a great comfort to those who have lost a relative during the war. It is good to know that these brave men are remembered in this way. Wouldn't they be amazed to know that they live on through this wonderful technology. My relative is Jack Fuller who died 25/08/1941. We have visited his grave at Chievres Communal Cemetery and were so impressed with the way that the graves are maintained. We thank those responsible for this. Kenneth William Hughes  kenna.hughes@bigpond.com  http://www.inmemories.com/Cemeteries/beaumetzcrossroads.htm 01-05-2008 - 03:49 Thank you Pierre, your site is wonderful. Leslie Firman FAULDER was my Great Grandmother's brother. He grew up near the small village of Wee Jasper in New South Wales. His death resulted in sorrow in the family up until his sister died in 1959. His father Frederick died 5 months after Leslie was killed - he was only 62 years old. Dean Martin Brown  deanbrownis@hotmail.co.uk 28-04-2008 - 16:45 Fabulous site many thanks for all your attention. My Great Grandfather Martin Honan of the Liverpool Kings Regiment. Colour Sgt Age 23 Mary Roy  john.roy@sympatico.ca  http://www.inmemories.com/guestbook.htm 28-04-2008 - 00:10 I just found my great uncle, Charles Bernard Lamplugh Hervey. He died April 19, 1916. He was a courier in Ypres. He grew up in Round Hill Nova Scotia. My father, Bernard Burgess, was named after him. Great site, thank you. Mark Abbott  mabbott11@btinternet.com  http://www.inmemories.com/Cemeteries/vlamertinghemil.htm 25-04-2008 - 16:04 Pierre, A wonderful site! Thank you for posting the photo of Albert Llewellyn Parry 1/6th Liverpool Reiment. Mark Aida Benarbi  abenarbi@gmail.com 24-04-2008 - 18:31 Dear Pierre, Thank u for this interesting site. In fact I m doing research on WWII and Cemeteries in Tunisia and we have many of them which I have visited. this topic fascinates me a lot. God's help Jeremy Lynn 20-04-2008 - 21:18 Excellent site, Pierre. Just got back from trip to Poperinge/Kemmel/Ploegsteert etc. and was very pleased to continue my research on your website. Kind regards Jeremy Lynn Jane Weaver  pw828098@bigpond.net.au 20-04-2008 - 06:26 Your site enables visitors to put faces to names. Thank you for the opportunity to post the photographs of my Great Uncles, Charles William Shone and Richard Clarence Shone on it, instead of relegating them to the pages of the family photo album. Jane David Giddings  dg@email.it 11-04-2008 - 23:18 Thank you for this labour of love. My grandfather - Elbert Edward Smith - of the Northamptonshire Regiment was killed at 'High Wood', leaving 4 daughters, the youngest being my mother who died recently. All their lives were blighted as a result but I have no knowledge of my grandfather's resting place. Thank you for keeping their memories alive. There can be no better reason for l'Europe Unie. Alison Briant  Aj_Briant@Bigfoot.com 01-04-2008 - 15:43 Thank you for creating such a wonderful site. We visited Enc 3 last weekend to remember Private William J. Lane 26849, my late Grandfather's brother. As a keen family historian, it has now prompted me to find out about the men who died along side that day (04 Sep 1918) Any info very gratefully received. Keep up the great work. Kindest regards Alison. Raina Petruse  Sunnypetruse@btinternet.com 28-03-2008 - 15:14 Pierre, Thank you for a great site. I'm looking for anybody regarding info about Pte Charles Ernest Marshall 5770074 Royal Norfolk Regiment. we are trying to locat present day family of his wife Kathleen. Thank You once again Doug Hearns  doug.hearns@sympatico.ca 26-03-2008 - 12:03 Hello Pierre; I have visited the Battlefields twice and hope to go again next year. Your wonderful site has given me a better insight into what I may have missed and will greatly help us in planning out next trip. I do not know where you are located but if near Varlet Farm, we always stay with Charlotte. Alinda Morrison  Alinda24@sympatico.ca 25-03-2008 - 04:17 I am very pleased with the great job you have done. I have always wanted to know who all was buried in the St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery with my great uncle Private Charles Trevyllian Constant and now can read all of the names. Thank you very very much. Mandy Palmer  richard@palmer19331.freeserve.co.uk 24-03-2008 - 16:04 I have just found my Great Great Grandfather Jame Plaskett and im so pleased, you have done a wonderful job creating this site, which is a brilliant resource for family historians. WELL DONE Mike  granpatheman@aol.com 15-03-2008 - 19:10 Pierre what a wonderful thing you have done. A fantastic resource for those of us tracing our family history at Hooge and all other sites. Many thanks Tim Prestage  enquiries@timprestageltd.fsnet.co.uk 14-03-2008 - 22:17 Thank you Pierre for your excellent site. I am the nephew of Walter Prestage who was killed with 18 colleagues on the 23rd May 1940 they are buried at Audruicq and Zutkerque. Tommorrow I am going to meet one of the survivors Grenville Davies now aged 88. Who has Written a new Book called "Came the Day". regards Tim Prestage William Marr  may4ever@hotmail.co.uk 13-03-2008 - 23:29 What a wonderful site,my grandfather was killed in France 1917 and is buried at Bray Military Cemetery,I was lucky enough to be able to visit his grave in May 2007,I was the first and only member of the family to have made the visit,mostly because the widows would never have been able to afford to go in those dark terrible days,I was so proud to have done it.good luck with this site,it is so good of you to have set it up..Billy Joan Hilderbrand  jenny2@westnet.com.au 12-03-2008 - 22:58 I visited this peaceful place to meet my Uncle, in 2001. It is so good to see that it has been refurbished, I wanted to bring him home. So many navy personal. My Grandfather was at Gallipoli in the navy. Thank you for setting up this site. Patrick Tierney  paddytierney56@yahoo.co.uk 22-02-2008 - 15:23 " On The Fields of Sacrifice The Heroes paid the price Young men dying in old men' s wars Gone to paradise". Patrick Tierney  paddytierney56@yahoo.co.uk 22-02-2008 - 15:16 My Grand Uncle Pte P.(Patrick) Tierney is buried here. He served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.He was killed on the 29th March 1915 the Germans had fired 57 shells in the position of C Company and the parapet of his trench collapsed. He lived in Dublin beside Christ Church Cathedral. I'm the first Tierney back in that area. Irene Domeisen  ikdom@att.net 18-02-2008 - 04:29 One does not forget and you are reminding me of my brother, Francis de Labouchere-Sparling. He was actually 19 years old when shot down on his 13th flight. Not a lucky number. He was the pilot of a Wellington bomber, but his hope was to fly Spitfires. How do I send you a photo of him to post? Irene Domeisen Labouchere-Sparling Robert Tholl  avioncub@aol.com 17-02-2008 - 03:59 Thank you Pierre for providing this wonderful website. The photos and data give so much more dimension to tragic losses of the "Great War". I am pleased to have found the LARCH WOOD cemetary and grave of Lt. Ralph Pool Turner, No. 1 Sqd. RFC. He was killed in combat on March 9, 1916 by Groschler and Patheiger of Artillerie Flieger Abteilung 213 based near Menin. Turner was flying a Morane N monoplane. The victors were flying an LVG CII biplane. Chris Carr  chris@ncarr.wanadoo.co.uk 10-02-2008 - 13:35 Many thanks Pierre for this wonderful site. My uncle Ronald GEORGE was in the 3rd bn Grenadier Guards and died of wounds received at Warneton on 28 May 1940 age 23. I would love to know more about the action in which he was wondered if any one out there can help. Carol & Jo  catjoke@dsl.pipex.com 03-02-2008 - 00:05 Thank you for this wonderful site. We are taking my father in May to visit Romeries Cemetary. and will send photographs for the site. david ferguson  davidf0406@hotmail.com 30-01-2008 - 02:17 thank you pierre for all youhave done.here is my new address,davidf0406@hotmail.com sara coyle  cdix509@btinternet.com 29-01-2008 - 19:20 i was very astonished to see the name of my husbands great uncle lance corpral r brydson on a grave in france we sit and look at his medals that we have and often wonder what happened to him. it is nice to see that his grave and that of so many others are placed in a peaceful place along with there comrades who fought so bravly for our country. it would be nice to here from anyone who knows anything about what happened to the 2nd battilion of the gordon highlanders as we know so little about him our his part in the war fred maynard  fred_maynard@hotmail.com 29-01-2008 - 12:22 what a great site you must have spent hours building it ,it is a great tribute to all those fallen young men many thanks for your efforts Tom Townsend  t.townsend@hotmail.co.uk 03-01-2008 - 00:32 I found this website very touching. My great uncle Lieutenant James Haran Nash of the Irish Guards, killed 27/03/1918 Age: 20 is buried at VI. K. 10. at Bucquoy Road cemetry. I would be most grateful if anyone has a picture of his grave that they could send it to me. Thank you, Tom Townsend wendy mortimer  wendy.mortimer1@ukonline.co.uk 27-12-2007 - 16:10 great site and good information, very helpful. Trevor Skingle  trvorskingle@hotmail.com 24-12-2007 - 14:33 Thank you Pierre. I just visited the grave of my my great grandfather Charles Skingle at Darnoutre/Dranouter, who is buried along with 6 of his mates from the Army Service Corps who were all killed on the same day, 3 July 1917. It has prompted me to try and find out and make a record of what happened so they are remembered. Rick Harvey  karleeandrick@aapt.net.au 22-12-2007 - 11:22 Thank you for this site. After many years of wondering I finally decided to find out who the Australian digger was that my grandfather was named after. I have found out that he was Roy Bitmead and was killed on June 30 1916 - shot by a German sniper (after surviving Gallipoli - including the landing and Lone Pine) Your site has helped to confirm where he was layed to rest, and I like forward to visiting his grave when I visit France in March 2008. I am determined to honour Roy, for he has not been forgotten. Thank you again, Rick - Melbourne Australia. Richard Knight  rck12@hotmail.co.uk 14-12-2007 - 23:41 Pierre, firstly I would like to congratulate you on all the effort you have spent in undertaking this huge task. I am sure you have made many people happy in knowing that due respect is being paid to all of the fallen you have visited. I came across this site while searching for Mendinghem cemetary where my Great Uncle Sidney Casey is buried. Private 42479 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 01/12/1917 Age: 20 VI. AA. 14. I am the proud possessor of his campaign medals and other effects, including a copy of the bronze plaque on his headstone. If it is at all possible, could you please send me a copy of any pictures you may have of his plot, I would be eternally thankful. Richard Knight Alwyn Whitehouse  alwyn_whitehouse@yahoo.co.uk 14-12-2007 - 23:28 Congratulations Pierre on this fantastic website. Thank you for all your help. My Great Uncle John Glover served in the 1st /4th Yorks & Lancs Regiment, died as a prisoner of war, buried at Erquelinnes Cemetery, Belgium would like to hear from any one whose relatives served in same regiment and are buried there with him. D Taylor 11-12-2007 - 17:32 As a mere amateur English Family Historian, I thank you for the work you have undertaken to list the Fallen. Just seeing my ancestor’s name listed on your site, brings home to me how the Great War affected so many people. Dave Carstairs  dave.carstairs@btinternet.com 06-12-2007 - 20:29 Thank you for the oportunity to pay our deepest respects to all who by their dedication and committment made or future Bernie Carroll, Calgary Alberta Canada  carrollb@telusplanet.net 15-11-2007 - 01:04 Thanks for the great site. I know that my uncle is buried in the Corbais cemetery and was surprised that the picture on the opening page shows the preparation of the graves of his flight crew. I would be interested in seeing a picture of the gravesite after the completion. The only picture we had previously was a old torn black and while photo of single grave marker... Betty Priddle Carbonear NL Canada 12-11-2007 - 19:52 Pierre was a great help finding information about my great-uncle, Arthur Cummings. He found details relating to Arthur's death and burial and sent photos of the headstone. I couldn't believe it! I had never expected to receive anything like that. I am truly grateful that Pierre is providing this very worthwhile service. Many, many thanks. Carmel  carmelauston@tiscali.co.uk 12-11-2007 - 00:22 Wonderful site.Found my uncle Clark Davidson,Lance corporal, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Found him on Menin gate and also west-vlaanderen. Are they both the same ? Can you give me any more info on him. All his immediate family are gone now including my dad. david ferguson  davef0610@hotmail.com 11-11-2007 - 21:59 no i do not have a portrait of omerod ferguson,and i would be forever grateful to you if you did pay tribute to him on your website.is it possible to have a photo sent to me of his headstone with the poppy?forever gratefull,david ferguson. Thank you. Barbara Francis ( nee Rush)  barbara@francisb.plus.com 11-11-2007 - 15:03 Merci Pierre, this is a wonderful site enabling us to remember the fallen. I visited my grandfather Samuel George Rush, this year at Vlamertinge New MC, and have been remembering him all day. Unfortunately my father who was 4 years old when Sam died, never made it back to see his fathers grave, though he wanted to, so I visited for Dad too. I would love to know more history about his rifle brigade and the actions he fatefully undertook. I have a troop photo but don't know which one is Sam Thank you for remembering. Michael Thompson  m.l.thompson@talk21.com 11-11-2007 - 10:02 It is early morning here in Manchester, on Remembrance Sunday. It is a fine sunny morning, with a slight chill in the air. Moments ago, Pierre, I discovered your website. C'est formidable! I have just shown my wife the grave at Ohain of her Uncle Ross, killed only days before she was born. It was a shock, but a delightful one. You have raised a monument to the men whose names you have recorded. Thank you, Pierre. david ferguson  davef0610@hotmail.com 07-11-2007 - 01:27 i have just learned that omerod ferguson is buried at track x cemetery,he is my graet grandfather 3x.is it possible to have a poppy placed athis headstone for remembrance day?,and send me a photo of it? i am the last family member left. Mike Hodges  mike.hodges24@hotmail.com 06-11-2007 - 03:58 Hello Pierre I would just like to say like everyone else has.A fantastic site a lot of time and effort has done you proud I would like to ask you do you have a headstone photograph of Lieutenant Alfred John Carter Hodges London Regiment Please Grave ref VI.A.5 I have just found out a few weeks ago that Alfred was my Gt x 3 Uncle Regards Luc Klaps  Luc.Klaps@advalvas.be  http://www.pro-gen.be 30-10-2007 - 22:33 A great contribution in memory of our fallen heroes. Merci Pierre. Luc Klaps, Genk Don Bales  donald.bales@ntlworld.com 28-10-2007 - 10:49 what agreat site pierre iwent to geel cemetry what afine place it is for my farther to rest Steve Morse  morse.steve@btinternet.com  http://www.ypressalient.co.uk 27-10-2007 - 15:58 Excellent site. Congratulations on the work you are doing. I have some photos of my 9th Bn Sherwood Forester men. I will contact you. Steve Michaal Fletcher, Australia 07-10-2007 - 13:57 Hello Pierre, Congratulations on a fantastic site, that has helped me find a connection with my great-great uncle George William Moore, and I feel now at peace knowing he is resting with his friends in a beautiful place. Keep up the fantastic work Pierre, your site has been a fantastic help and a real comfort to me. Thanks. roger ball  rogerball@directsave.net 04-10-2007 - 13:26 Pierre, my brother Leslie Cecil George Ball was killed in action on the 20/05/1940 aged 20 yrs and buried in Estainbourg Churchyard (Hainaut Belgium),I was born one year later, in the latter years I decided to research my brothers sevice history. Since my wife and I visited his grave I have been able to obtain from the war department his records and with great delight his 2 medals ,the 1939/45 Star and the 1939/45 War Medal. Wishing to do further research I have visited many websites until I found yours and to see my brothers name heading the website, Pierre you are to be congratulated on the excellent work you are doing for people like myself . Thank You, Roger Ball. Catherine Squires  sam.redhead@tesco.net 29-09-2007 - 12:12 I also have two other great great uncles, George Albert Squires, missing somewhere around serre of KOYLI and James Squires somewhere near Loos en Gohelle of seaforth highlanders. My partners great great uncle Earnest Mobbs is also on the Loos memorial (spooky!!) of norfolk reg. Any help on either of these, would be appreciated. Thankyou Catherine Squires  sam.redhead@tesco.net 29-09-2007 - 12:03 My Great Great Uncle Lawrence F. Hicks is buried in Canonne, a member of the wiltshire reg. Would love to speak to anyone who's own relative would have served with him. Thankyou

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