Near Ypres in West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium — Northwestern Europe
49th West Riding Division
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 12, 2024
1. 49th West Riding Division Marker
of all ranks of
the 49th West Riding Division
who gave their lives for
King and Country
in the Great War
1914-1918
1915
Aubers · Ypres
1916
The Somme · Thiepval · Schwaben Reboubts
1917
Nieuport · Poelcappelle · Passchendaele · Ypres
1918
Neuve Eglise · Kemmel · Wytschaete · River Selle · Valenciennes
Erected 1924.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 50° 52.263′ N, 2° 52.438′ E. Memorial is near Ypres, Vlaanderen (Flanders), in West-Vlaanderen. It is at the intersection of Diksmuidseweg (National Route 369) and Noorderring (National Route 38), on the right when traveling north on Diksmuidseweg. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Diksmuidseweg 144, Ypres, Vlaanderen 8900, Belgium. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 49th (West Riding) Division Memorial / Gedenkteken 49ste (West Riding) Divisie (within shouting distance of this marker); Kanaaldijk - Site John McCrae (within shouting distance of this marker); McCrae Site, the Canal Bank 1914-1918 / Site McCrae de Canadijk 1914-1918 (within shouting distance of this marker); In Flanders Fields (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (about 90 meters away); Essex Farm Cemetery (about 90 meters away); Medische hulppost John McCrae / Medical Aid Post John McCrae (about 120 meters away); St. Georges Memorial Church (approx. 2.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ypres.
Also see . . . 49th (West Riding) Division (Wikipedia).
Elements of the division had, by the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, just departed for their annual summer camp and were mobilised for war service on 5 August, the day after Britain entered the war.(Submitted on December 4, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 12, 2024
2. 49th West Riding Division Monument
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 12, 2024
3. 49th West Riding Division Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 12, 2024
4. 49th West Riding Division Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 12, 2024
5. 49th West Riding Division Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 12, 2024
6. View of Essex Farm Cemetery from 49th Division Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 4, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
