Poperinghe New Military Cemetery
CWGC cemetery Poperinghe New Military Cemetery
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, near Poperinge, Belgium
Video of the Lijssenthoek Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery near Poperinge. CWGC says
During the First World War, the village of Lijssenthoek was situated on the main communication line between the Allied military bases in the rear and the Ypres battlefields. Close to the Front, but out of the extreme range of most German field artillery, it became a natural place to establish casualty clearing stations. The cemetery was first used by the French 15th Hopital D'Evacuation and in June 1915, it began to be used by casualty clearing stations of the Commonwealth forces.
From April to August 1918, the casualty clearing stations fell back before the German advance and field ambulances (including a French ambulance) took their places.
The cemetery contains 9,901 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 24 being unidentified. There are 883 war graves of other nationalities, mostly French and German, 11 of these are unidentified. There is 1 Non World War burial here.
The only concentration burials were 24 added to Plot XXXI in 1920 from isolated positions near Poperinghe and 17 added to Plot XXXII from St. Denijs Churchyard in 1981.
Eight of the headstones are Special Memorials to men known to be buried in this cemetery, these are located together alongside Plot 32 near the Stone of Remembrance.
The cemetery, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, is the second largest Commonwealth cemetery in Belgium.
Brandhoek New Military Cemetery
2:05 Driver C. Guthro
2:15 Gunner C.J. Walshe
2:55 Lieutenant Colonel T.G. Irving DSO
3:00 Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse VC & Bar, MC
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Brandhoek Military Cemetery
0:35 Private G. Murphy
1:35 Private R. Annesley
2:35 Private Charles William Wicks
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Poperinge Military Cemetery
Visit to Pvt Marmaduke Huitson grave
Erfgoedprijs 2015 - genomineerde Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Poperinge
Om de twee jaar reikt de Provincie West-Vlaanderen een prijs uit voor erfgoed.
In dit filmpje hoor je Jurgen Vanlerberghe van stad Poperinge, die genomineerd was voor Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery en uiteindelijk ook in de prijzen viel.
Mendinghem Cemetery
We made our first stop at Mendinghem Cemetery near Poperinge, Belgium. Our tour took us across France and Belgium to see the historic World War 1 and 2 battlefields as we paid our respects on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings at the Normandy beaches.
Lijssenthoek Military cemetery
Het Lijssenthoek military cemetery in Poperinge is de grootste hospitaalbegraafplaats. Voor bijna iedere dag van de oorlog is er wel een soldatengraf. Het is na Tyne Cot Cemetery de grootste Engelse begraafplaats in de Westhoek en telt meer dan 10.700 graven verspreid over 35 perken op een oppervlakte van ongeveer 4 ha. De begraafplaats is ommuurd en heeft een poortgebouw met twee zijgebouwen. Kort voorbij de ingang staat de Stone of Remembrance. Het Cross of Sacrifice staat in de oostelijke hoek.
Poperinge Death Cells & Execution Post
During World War One, many British soldiers were imprisoned and executed for 'crimes' such as desertion and cowardice.
In the town hall in Poperinge, Belgium, the so called Death Cells and Execution Post have been retained as a memorial to those men.
This video was made using the narrated audio provided within the tiny Death Cells memorial (sorry, cannot do much about the sound quality).
Welcome yourself to Talbot House.
Visit talbothouse.be for more information.
During World War I, Poperinge was part of a small piece of unoccupied territory in Belgium. Far away from the turmoil of the Ypres' front, the city became the nervous system of the British war industry.
In the centre of this busy city, chaplains Neville Talbot and Philip Tubby Clayton opened a club house on December 1915 where no distinction in rank or status was made. For three years all soldiers could enjoy rare moments of peace and entertainment at Talbot House. Like during the old days, the House still represents a peaceful stop along the course of the Great War in Flanders Fields.
This promotional video was made by our wardens Mike and Mandy.
Leslie Mitchell and Donald Lewis Remembrance Service 22 December 2017 (Tolling of the Bell)
Leslie Mitchell, a clerk in civilian life, was on a solo flight in the final stage of his training as a fighter pilot when he lost control of his aircraft and crashed. He is buried in the Mitchell family grave at All Saints.
Donald Swain Lewis, known as Don to the men he served with, was born at Banstead Hall on 5th April 1886 and baptised at All Saints on 5th June of that year He was the youngest son of Ernest and Maria Jane Lewis.
Banstead Hall used to stand between the Brighton Road and Bolters Lane, where Dunnymans Road is now. It was home to a succession of wealthy owners before becoming a school. The Lewises moved away when Donald was 3 or 4 years old.
Donald’s older brothers all served in the military and he joined the Royal Engineers at the age of 18. He learned to fly in 1912 and was one of the early recruits to the Royal Flying Corps in 1913. He soon found himself heavily involved in the development of wireless telegraphy for use in aeroplanes and was one of the
first pilots to fly in a wireless-‐equipped plane.
The Royal Flying Corps began to mobilize on 3rd August 1914 and Donald married his fiancée, Margaret Williams, the following day. It was to the last day of peace and war was declared at 11pm that night. Donald
flew out to France with the first contingent of the R.F.C. just over a week later.
He was in a special Wireless Flight which helped to develop the use of radio under battlefield conditions. He
flew reconnaissance patrols, calling in targets for the artillery, often circling over the target for long periods of time while under fire and coming home with his machine full of bulletholes. He soon won a reputation as a courageous pilot. While on these patrols, he developed the first maps to use a grid and coordinate system in order to give more precise instructions to the gunners; the new system was soon adopted for all military maps used by the Allies. Donald was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, was promoted and given the command of his own squadron and then made Wing Commander of No.2 Wing in early 1916.
On 10th April 1916, Donald was piloting an observer over the lines near Wytschaete, Belgium, when their plane received a direct hit from an anti-‐aircraft battery. Both men were probably killed instantly and the aeroplane plummeted to the ground. Donald and the observer are buried side by side in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, near Poperinghe, Belgium. Donald was 30. Donald’s connection to Banstead has only recently been discovered and so he is being commemorated more than 100 years after his death.
The Happy Hoppers Concert, Talbot House, Poperinge
This is a slightly abbreviated video of the Happy Hoppers Concert shown in the Talbot House Everyman's Club in Poperinge, Belgium.
Talbot House, run by the Chaplain Philip 'Tubby' Clayton, was a place of sanctuary for British soldiers a few miles behind the Front Line of the Ieper Salient in the Great War, 1914-18.
I have visited many museums and War locations in my time (just look at all my videos) but this one I highly recommend. A truly worthwhile place to visit and experience. Understanding the reality of War, especially so far removed from the current calm atmosphere at every location I have been, is impossible. But understanding the peace that Talbot House must have represented to the front line soldier is still strangly present. You can almost see the smiling faces and the feeling of contentment Talbot House brought to the troops.
My one regret about this video was not recording this from start to finish in one go; unfortunately time and a waiting ferry got in the way.
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Poperinge July 2014
A visit to Poperinge, Belgium, in July 2014 showing the well-known Great War memorial sites
short video of James Mcgreevy grave taken by Jen.MP4
New Vlamertinge Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium. WWI Wargrave of my Great Grandad Private James McGreevy killed by a shell 27th July 1917
Shot at Dawn,
'Shot at Dawn' Cells and Memorial, Poperinge
A stark reminder of unwanted events of World War One
In many ways, the Cells and Execution Pole where men were executed during WW1 in Poperinge is a sombre and emotional place to visit, but to understand and respect more the history of those tormented times, it has to be visited.
The Cells are situated in the main Town Hall and can be reached by going through a small side gate. There are two cells, both kept bare and in context with what went on there. Each are about 8 feet square and one has a view to the Courtyard where the executions took place.
On the walls you will see some graffiti, but not all go back to those times; but you can soon identify those drawn by the Prisoners by their age and composition.
Whilst you are there, a recording plays every half an hour or so in which information about procedures are given and there's also a dramatic re-inactment of the 'Ceremony'.
The Execution Pole is in the Courtyard and the thing which immediately strikes is that they have built an extension to the Town Hall around it, thus ensuring this reminder will be there forever
Altogether, there were over 300 British Servicemen shot during WW1. It is not known exactly how many were guilty of their crimes, some saying they were simply shot as an example. Without doubt though, some shot for cowardice were suffering from Shell Shock and it wasn't until nearly 100 years later that the British Government completed the pardoning of those concerned - a little late.
There was of course some crime amongst the ranks, but if those crimes warranted death by firing squad, who will ever really know.
It's also interesting to note that these were carried out in the Town Hall, in the middle of the Town where thousands of men would spend some days leave, so they would have been very aware of the events taking place.
Poperinge is a town of many stories, some good, some bad and some extremely ugly, but that's how it was then and by visiting the actual site and getting a feel of the place, will bring you closer to understanding the cruelness of War.
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Fête du houblon et de la bière-2017-Poperinghe
Petit aperçu de la fête.
The Talbot House - Museum Movie
Achter de frontlinie: Talbot House
Het Talbot House is een museum in Poperinge. Er hangen schilderijen, foto's en tekeningen van artistieke soldatenhanden die het dagelijkse leven schetsten achter het front tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog.
Talbot House is een 18de eeuws woonhuis dat in het bezit was van de Poperingse familie Coevoet. Op 11 december 1915 kreeg het huis een totaal andere functie, midden in de Eerste Wereldoorlog, openden twee Britse legeraalmoezeniers, Philip 'Tubby' Clayton en Neville Talbot er Talbot House, een ontspanningsoord voor Engelse soldaten. Het huis ontleent zijn naam dan ook aan de gesneuvelde officier Gilbert Talbot die zoon was van de Anglicaanse bisschop van Winchester. Talbot sneuvelde op 23-jarige leeftijd in de omgeving van Ieper. Legeraalmoezenier Philip Clayton, die Tubby werd genoemd door de soldaten, stichtte de 'Toc-H'-vereniging. Zij bouwden ontmoetingshuizen voor oud-strijders, maar ook voor bezoekers van Britse slagvelden en krijgsbegraafplaatsen. Talbot House was een 'Every Man's Club' en stond dus open voor alle Britse militairen, zonder onderscheid van rang of stand. Alleen al daarom was het uniek. Talbot House heeft tussen 1915 en 1918 aan meer dan een half miljoen mannen onderdak geboden.
Het Talbot House is nog steeds in dezelfde toestand als het jaar 1917 en werd in 1929 gekocht door Lord Wakefield of Hythe. Hij schonk het aan de Talbot House Association.
Een reden voor de bijzondere ligging van het gebouw was dat soldaten er a home from home vonden in het hectische Poperinge van die tijd. De stad juist achter de frontlinie was het zenuwcentrum van het Britse leger. Bovendien kende Poperinge een nogal liederlijk uitgaansleven, door de tienduizenden soldaten die er na een beurt aan het front stoom kwamen afblazen.
Sinds 1973 is het Talbot House een beschermd gebouw geworden.
1916
Eind 1916 werd de eerste verdieping van het aan de tuin grenzende hopmagazijn ingepalmd. Deze werd gebruikt als kerkzaal, voor lessenreeksen en lezingen, debatten en filmvoorstellingen, schaaktoernooien en concerten. Er traden komedianten, voordrachtkunstenaars en goochelaars op. Verder was er een huisorkest en een eigen toneelgroep. De ruimte werd al gauw omgedoopt tot Concert Hall. Aalmoezeniers 'Tubby' Clayton en Neville Talbot hadden zonder het zelf te weten een unieke plek geschapen. En Talbot House groeide uit tot een van de belangrijkste instellingen van het Britse leger.
1918
In het voorjaar van 1918 noopte de Duitse opmars tot de volledige ontruiming van Poperinge. Ook Talbot House moest de deuren sluiten. 'Tubby' Clayton trok noordwaarts (Krombeke/Proven), waar hij de club in een weiland voortzette in vier houten hutten. Eén ervan bleef bewaard.
1919-1931
Na de wapenstilstand op 11 november 1918 keerden de eigenaars van Talbot House terug. De Britse troepen verlieten de stad, en ook aalmoezenier 'Tubby' vertrok. De 'ontheemde' Talbotousians konden het huis en wat ze er hadden ervaren echter niet vergeten, en droomden van een 'Toc H' (de telegrafische codes voor de beginletters van Talbot House) in vredestijd. In 1922 blies de geest van Talbot House de internationale Toc H-vereniging officieel tot leven. Geregeld organiseerde de Toc Beweging pelgrimstochten naar de streek rond Ieper, en steevast stond Talbot House op het programma - met of zonder medeweten van de familie Coevoet, de bewoners van het huis. In 1929 bood de eigenaar het huis te koop aan. Met geld van Lord Wakefield of Hythe werd het voormalige 'heem' door Toc-H aangekocht en geschonken aan de speciaal hiertoe opgerichte vzw Talbot House. Daarom dat Poperinge verbroederd is met Hythe, stad in het Engelse graafschap Kent. Op 5 april 1931 was de tijd rijp voor een plechtige heropening.
Credit:
Movie by The Talbot House Museum
Artists: Happy Hoppers and The Birmingham Pals
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