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[mrs Stan]

Poperinghe New Military Cemetery



Op deze begraafplaats, gelegen tussen woonhuizen, rusten militairen uit:

Verenigd Koninkrijk - 594
Australia - 20
Nieuw Zeeland - 3
Canada - 55
British West Indies - 2
France - 275 (w o 1 gesneuveld op 28 Mei 1940
Duitsland - 1
China - 1






















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"Those boys were lions led by donkeys" quoted by our friend Mike about the victims of shot at dawn

[mrs Stan]

Zomaar een paar grafschriften






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"Those boys were lions led by donkeys" quoted by our friend Mike about the victims of shot at dawn

[Matthijs]

Mooie foto's! De onderschriften op de grafstenen zijn soms best indrukwekkend hé?

[mrs Stan]

Shot at Dawn Poperinge New Military Cemetery:

Poperinghe Military Cemetery heeft het trieste record er de meeste Shot at Dawn slachtoffers op een begraafplaats te hebben. Hier liggen 17 geexecuteerden begraven.


-Private J H Wilson, 4/Canadian EF, executed for desertion 09/07/1916, plot 2 row H 2.


-Private C LaLiberte, 3/Canadian EF, executed for desertion 04/08/1916, plot 2 row H 3.


-Private J Bennett, 1/Hampshire, executed for cowardice 28/08/1916, plot 2 row J 7.


-Private A Botfield, 9 S Staffordshire, executed for cowardice 18/10/1916, plot 2 row F 7.


-Private R Stevenson, 1/4 Loyal N Lancs, executed for desertion 25/10/1916, plot 2 row H 9.
De headstone van R Stevenson was tijdelijk verwijderd ivm restauratie.


-Private B McGeehan, 1/8 LiverPool, executed for desertion 02/11/1916, plot 2 row D 9.


_Private R T Tite, 13 R Sussex, executed for desertion 25/11/1916, plot 2 row F 9.


-Private W H Simmonds, 23/Middlesex, executed for desertion 01/12/1916, plot 2 row A 9.


-2/Lieutenant E S Poole, 11 W Yorks, executed for desertion 10/12/1916, plot 2 row A 11.
The inscription on his grave reads: 'Grant him eternal rest O Lord Jesu Mercy'



-Private J Grampton, 9 York & Lancaster, executed for desertion 04/02/1917, plot 2 row B 14.


-Private J W Fryer, 12/Queen's, executed for desertion 14/06/1917, plot 2 row D 14.


-Private J S Michael, 10 Scottish Rifles, executed for desertion 24/08/1917, plot 2 row H 24.


-Private J Stedman [Steadman], 117 MGC, executed for desertion 05/09/1917, plot 2 row F 41.
The inscription on his headstone clearly suggests that his parents were deceived. It reads:
'He died for King and Country may he rest in peace Amen'


-Sergeant J T Wall, 3 Worcestershire, executed for desertion 06/09/1917, plot 2 row F 42.
The inscription that his parents had placed on the headstone of his grave reads: 'For ever with the Lord'.



-Private G Everill, 1 North Staffordshire, executed for desertion 14/09/1917, plot 2 row F 44.
A simple epitaph is displayed on his grave which reads: 'Thy will be done from his loving wife and children'.


-Private H Morris, 6 British West Indies, executed for desertion 20/09/1917, plot 2 row F 45.
Herbert Morris was nog maar 17 jaar..


-Privat F C Gore, 7 E Kent (Buffs) executed for desertion 16/10/1917, plot 2 row J 34.


Bron:
Shot at Dawn by Julian Putkowski & Julian Sykes.
Death Sentences passed by military courts of the British Army 1914-1924 (revised edition) by Gerard Oram.
De militaire begraafplaatsen van W.O. I in Vlaanderen, Deel 3 by Michel Vansuyt & Michel van den Bogaert.
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"Those boys were lions led by donkeys" quoted by our friend Mike about the victims of shot at dawn

[Paddy]

-Private H Morris, 6 British West Indies, executed for desertion 20/09/1917, plot 2 row F 45.
Herbert Morris was nog maar 17 jaar..

Heel jammer


Private G Everill, 1 North Staffordshire, executed for desertion 14/09/1917, plot 2 row F 44.
A simple epitaph is displayed on his grave which reads: 'Thy will be done from his loving wife and children'.

Wat is het verhaal achter pvt. Everill?
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Greetings from a Little Gallant Belgian:-)
Patrick De Wolf
http://ablhistoryforum.be/

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
"We're doomed, I tell ye!"

[mrs Stan]

[Paddy]

Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, kort na de Eerste Wereldoorlog


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Greetings from a Little Gallant Belgian:-)
Patrick De Wolf
http://ablhistoryforum.be/

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
"We're doomed, I tell ye!"

[mrs Stan]

Helemaal apart, achteraan, bevind zich een Chinees graf.
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"Those boys were lions led by donkeys" quoted by our friend Mike about the victims of shot at dawn