Today’s post is a guest one from A Son of the Rock (Jack).
Poelcapelle War Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
Poelcapelle is today spelled Poelkapelle. The village is a few miles north-east of Ypres (Ieper.) The British War Cemetery (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) is by the N313 road from Bruges (Brugge) to Ypres.
I’ve been to Tyne Cot but nevertheless still gasped when I entered Poelcapelle Cemetery. There are nearly 7,500 burials here, the vast majority, 6,230, of which are “Known unto God”.
View of interior from entrance:-
Graves:-
Some of the unidentified soldiers of the Great War:-
Lines of graves:-
Cross of Sacrifice and Stone of Remembrance:-
Memorial to some of those whose earlier graves were destroyed in later battles:-
As usual the graves are beautifully kept. A Soldier of the Great War, Known unto God and Private F J Patten, Hampshire Regiment, 4/10/17, aged 21:-
Two Soldiers of the Great War:-
There is one World War 2 grave at Poelcapelle. Private R E Mills, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 30/5/1940, aged 19:
Cross of Sacrifice and Stone of Remembrance:-