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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

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

A complete visit of SAINT-SYMPHORIEN War Cemetery who is an unusual style of military cemetery, concept as a garden, oasis of peace where you find Commonwealth and German graves.
You will find there the graves of presumed first and last Commonwealth victims of WWI, Pte. J. Parr, Middlesex Regt., 21 August 1914 and Pte. G. L. Price, Canadian Infantry, 11 November 1918.

POETS:

The poem In Flanders Fields have been penned by John McCRAE at ESSEX FARM Cemetery, the 2 may 1915, after the dead of his friend Lieutenant Alexis Helmer who is commemorated at Ypres Menin Gate.

John McCRAE is buried at WIMEREUX Communal Cemetery.

Francis LEDWIDGE is buried at ARTILLERY WOOD Cemetery.

Ellis Humphrey EVANSknown under his Pen Name Hedd Wyn buried at ARTILLERY WOOD Cemetery.

Isaac ROSENBERG is buried at BAILLEUL ROAD EAST Cemetery.

Wilfred OWEN is buried at ORS Communal Cemetery.

Edward THOMAS is buried at AGNY Military Cemetery.

Alfred Victor RATCLIFFE is buried at FRICOURT New Military Cemetery.

Hugh Reginald (Rex) FRESTON is buried at BECOURT Military Cemetery

Rolland Aubrey LEIGHTON is buried at LOUVENCOURT Military Cemetery

Ewart Alan MACKINTOSH is buried at ORIVAL WOOD Cemetery Flesquieres

Colwyn Erasmus Arnold PHILIPPS is commemorated at YPRES MENIN GATE

Walter Scott Stuart LYON is commemorated at YPRES MENIN GATE

Thomas Ernest HULME is buried at COXIDE Military Cemetery

CELEBRITIES:

John Kipling, lonely son of Rudyard Kipling is buried at ST MARY'S A.D.S. Cemetery.

Cyril Holland, son of Oscar Wilde is buried at ST VAAST POST Military Cemetery.

John F. I. H. Doyle, brother of Sir Arthur I. Conan Doyle is buried at HALLE Communal Cemetery.

Anthony Frederick WILDING, Wimbledon Tennis Champion is buried at RUE DES BERCEAUX Military Cemetery.

FORMER GRAVES :

The former grave of The Unknown Australian who is now at Cambera War Memorial is at ADELAIDE Cemetery.

The former grave of The Unknown Canadian who is now at Ottawa War Memorial is at CABARET ROUGE British Cemetery.

The former grave of The Unknown New Zealander who is now at Wellington War Memorial is at CATERPILLAR VALLEY Cemetery.

FATHER and SON:

Died the same day and buried syde by side at DARTMOOR Cemetery.