Zillebeke near Ypres in West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

177th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers Memorial

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 14, 2024

1. 177th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Beneath this spot lie the bodies of an officer, three NCO’s and eight men of or attached to the 177th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers who were killed in action underground during the defence of Ypres between November 1915 and August 1917.

Royal Engineers
Second Lieutenant C. G. Boothby ・ 147525 Corporal R. Brindley ・ 80001 Corporal G.A. Woolley ・ 132856 Sapper M. Carter・102449 Sapper G. A. Chatt ・ 155828 Sapper J. H. Cotterill ・ 132967 Sapper S. Firth ・ 112505 Sapper W. Spooner

Royal Welch Fus.
18795 Corporal Al B. D. Evans ・ 25970 Private T. E. Davies ・19105 Private R. Roberts

King's L’pool Rgt.
358513 Private E. Poulton

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1917.

Location. 50° 51.135′ N, 2° 56.223′ E. Memorial is near Ypres, Vlaanderen (Flanders), in West-Vlaanderen. It is in Zillebeke. It can be reached from Bellewaardestraat. Marker is approximately half a kilometer walk from the end of Bellewaardestraat. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address:

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Bellewaardestraat 77, 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

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pte John William Ogley (within shouting distance of this marker); The Liverpool Scottish (within shouting distance of this marker); R.E. Grave and Liverpool Scottish Stone (within shouting distance of this marker); Bellewaarde Ridge: a fiercely contest position, both above and below ground (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Hooge Crater Cemetery (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Kastelenin de Ieperboog (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Kasteeldomeinen Worden Front (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Kasieeldumeinen na de Oorlog (approx. 0.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ypres.

Also see . . . 177th Tunneling Company (Wikipedia). A memorial dedicated to 177th Tunnelling Company

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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 14, 2024

2. 177th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers Memorial

and its activities is RE Grave, Railway Wood, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). It is located in the former Ypres Salient, on the Bellewaerde Ridge near Zillebeke, about 4 kilometres east of Ypres. The memorial marks the site where twelve soldiers (eight Royal Engineers of the 177th Tunnelling Company and four attached infantrymen) were killed between November 1915 and August 1917 whilst tunnelling under the hill near Hooge during the defence of Ypres. The men were trapped underground and their bodies not recovered, and after the war, the memorial was erected on the hill. (Submitted on January 10, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 14, 2024

3. 177th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers Memorial

The towers of Ypres can be seen in the background

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 14, 2024

4. 177th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers Memorial

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 14, 2024

5. 177th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 10, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.