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General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: bjo on Monday 18 September 06 23:19 BST (UK)
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I will be going to Flanders on 10th November to be there for the rememberance day on the 11th.
Hope to be at the Menin Gate for 8 p.m.
I will be going to Tyne Cot to once again see the great wall of names where my Grandfather is remembered.
If anyone would like me to take any photos of relatives names or graves I will be happy to. I hope to be going to a few war graves including the German cemetert at Langemark.
As much detail as possible to enable me to find the correct place.
Hope to visit a few places around Ypres in the 4 days that I will be there.
Regards
Brenda
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I would be forever in your debt, if you could take a photograph of a panel on the menin gate.
Serjeant George Hunt with the "A" Coy. 5th Bn Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Service No: 10409
Died 15 Oct 1915
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 37 and 39.YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
He is my wifes Great Uncle, and she was given his WW1 bible by her Grandfather but only managed to trace him last week.
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My pleasure.
I will get the best shot possible. Hopefully of the name itself and a photo at 8 p.m. at the gate when the last post is played.
If you could email me privately with your email address I will save it for when I send you the photos.
Regards
Brenda
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Hi Brenda,
Are you by any chance going to Menin Road South Cemetery?
If so, I would absolutely be over the moon if you could photograph the grave of my great-great-uncle Arthur Ingram:
Name: INGRAM
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment: East Surrey Regiment
Unit Text: 9th Bn.
Date of Death: 11/01/1916
Service No: 4729
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. B. 4.
Cemetery: MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY
I hope that's enough information for you to work with :)
Thanks so much for your kind offer. I hope you have a wonderful trip.
Prue
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Hi Prue,
Just found your relative on the CWGC site and there were easy direction to the site. So will make a point of getting there
Brenda
Directions to Menin Rd South:
Menin Road South Military Cemetery is located 2 kilometres east of Ieper town centre, on the Meenseweg (N8), connecting Ieper to Menen. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main crossroads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg. The Cemetery is located 800 metres along the Meenseweg on the right hand side of the road.
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:D :D :D
Thanks Brenda! I should think old Arthur will be pleased to be having a visitor - as far as I know, one of my cousins has been the only person to visit him in 90 years :'(
Prue
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I feel the geography of where the various cemetaries are located, is something I should know, but to my eternal shame I don't.
I'm guessing that Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture is going to be some way away from the area you will be visiting?
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Hi Mogsmum,
As far as I know the cemetary that you mention is actually France rather than Belgium.
I did a quick search and came up with this:
http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1frenchextension/vieillechapelle.htm
Unfortunately I shall not be in France, however maybe another trip next year would allow me to find the area,
Regards,
Brenda
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If it is possible for you to go to the Huts cemetery, which seems to be near Ypres, I would love a photo of the grave of 2nd Lt Frederick Newton of the Cheshire regiment. He was my great great uncle. Thanks very much!
Name: NEWTON
Initials: F
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Cheshire Regiment
Unit Text: 1st/5th Bn.
Date of Death: 15/08/1917
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. D. 14.
Cemetery: THE HUTS CEMETERY
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Dear Brenda,
although I don't have anyone for you to look for, I just wanted to say a very heartfelt thank you for your kind gesture.
As an ex serviceman who cannot begin to put into words the respect I have for 'fallen' comrades, your offer to reunite those who made the ultimate sacrifice with their relatives is a wonderful gesture.
Thank you.
With very warm wishes.
Thudders
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Thanks Thudders,
It is a pleasure and I hope that I can find the requests so far posted.
Regards,
Brenda
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Hi brenda
This is the second request i have made, but i have just found my wifes other uncle Harold Hague, who is buried at HARLEBEKE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, and wondered if you were going to that cemetery as well
Ian
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Hello Ian,
I shall certainly try to find your request.
The cemetery is located 32km east of Ieper. So a bit away from some of the well known places.
I will try to get there to get your photo.
Kind regards
Brenda
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Hi Brenda
Thanks Very Much, details below
Name: HAGUE
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Date of Death: 09/06/1915
Service No: 20477
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: X. C. 18.
Cemetery: HARLEBEKE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Thanks
Ian
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Hi Brenda, I would love a photo of private Percy Challinor's grave he is buried in the Irish House cemetery 30387 9th battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers died 7th June 1917. thank you in anticipation Chris.
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Hi Brenda,
Thanks so much for the extremely kind offer. If possible, I'd love a photo of my great-great uncle's memorial.
Name: GRUNDY, John Joseph
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, AIF
Unit Text: 34th Bn
Age: 29
Date of Death: 12/10/1917
Service No: 2575
Grave/Memorial Reference: XXIII. E. 19.
Cemetery: TYNE COT CEMETERY
Hope you have a great trip.
Debbie
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Thats a great offer.
Would you mind going to POTIJZE BURIAL GROUND CEMETERY I think its just outside Ypres.
The name is Private James Anderson
C Coy 1st Bn
Scots Guards
30 March 1916
Service No 13873
If it helps the grave memorial reference is C11.
It would be greatly appreciated for my wife to see her great uncles grave. Then we could show it to her family.
We are all proud of his sacrifice and hope that your trip will be one to remember.
thanks dominic
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This has been put up before and could probably do with a 'sticky'. For Military grave photos of allmost anywhere in the WW1 & WW2 theatres, Try
http://www.britishwargraves.org.uk/
Hundreds of volunteers from all over the world are available if the one you want has not already been taken
Ray
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Hello Debbie and Dominic and Chris,
I have got your notes for the graves that you would like photographed and will do my best to locate them and take some photographs to send to you.
I have an email address for Dominic. If Debbie and Chris could send me their email address privately. I can hopefully send photos to them when I return.
Regards Brenda
p.s. Ray I have never actually found any of my relatives graves on the site that you mention. I did find one of the requests that I have and there was a 'voluntary' charge of £5-£10 to view the grave,
I shall be undertaking the project of finding anybody's memorial / grave totally free because I shall enjoy doing it and it gave me a great satisfaction to see my Grandfather's name on Tyne Cot's wall.
That's not to say that the site is purely commercial and is probably doing a good job on a larger scale than my personal quest.
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Hi Brenda,
Are you sure that it was the British War Memorial Project that you were looking at? There is another site that I have heard of that does charge I believe, but as a volunteer that has taken and supplied several hundred to BWMP I would be very annoyed to find that they are asking for a 'donation' it was never mentioned when I volunteered to join in at my own expense.
Ray
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Hello Ray
Yes, I followed your link and decided to try to find a photo of one of the requests that has been made:
Percy Challinor...Irish House Cemetery.
This is from the result on that search on the site:
How much does it cost?
We don't charge for photos, but do politely suggest that you donate £5 or £10 for either emailed or posted - respectively. Donations in excess of these amounts are of course warmly welcomed. The donation goes towards the cost of printing and mailing photos and helps support the Online Memorial.
Have a search Ray, just to make sure.
Here is the link for the above named fellows grave photo:
http://www.britishwargraves.org.uk/gravedetails.asp?id=320557
Regards
Brenda
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Hi Brenda,
Haven't got the photo but here are the details of the one you suggested.
Casualty Details
Unit: 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Service: Army
Service Number: 30787
Nationality: British Forces
Rank: Private
Commemorated at : Irish House Cemetery
Locality: Heuvelland West-Vlaanderen
Country: Belgium
Other Details: 7th June 1917. A. 9.
Medals & Awards:
Photo(s) by Volunteer: Jean-Michel Van Eslande
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Yes Ray,
Those details were on the website.
However when I clicked to look at the picture of the grave (which they said they did have) There was a 'polite suggestion' of donating £5 - £10 to view the photo
Regards
Brenda
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Hello BJO,
I think you are AMAZING to offer to take pics for so many people !
There is an elderly lady in our village that I go and chat to regularly; we were talking about her Uncle Ossy, who died in Ypres ... and I suddenly remembered I'd seen this thread !
Is it at all possible you are going near to Chester Farm Military Cemetery ??
If so, she would dance with delight to receive a pic of her Uncle Ossy's grave (despite her creaky hips and dodgy back !)
I'll send you a personal message with her Uncle's details ... I havent told her about this, just in case it doesn't happen !
Many thanks ... Lydart
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Hi Lydart,
A personal message should be on its way to you.
I shall try my hardest to find Uncle Ozzy and get a nice photograph. I hope that I can as it would make your old lady friend happy.
Regards,
Brenda
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Hi
Are you going to Aubers Ridge Cemetery? If so I would be so grateful if you could take a photograph of war reference VIII B 1 - Private W Duffy, Service No 25232.
I am looking for this all over the net with no success.
Thanks in advance.
Deb
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Hello Deb,
I will be going to Belgium next month and unfortunately the cemetery that you mention (Aubers Ridge) is in France.
I would have been happy to take a photo had your Private W Duffy been remembered in Belgium.
Sorry I could not help.
Regards
Brenda
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Hello Deb,
I will be going to Belgium next month and unfortunately the cemetery that you mention (Aubers Ridge) is in France.
I would have been happy to take a photo had your Private W Duffy been remembered in Belgium.
Sorry I could not help.
Regards
Brenda
Thank you - I got my geography wrong. I hope you find what you are looking for in Belgium.
Thanks again
Deb