Ploegsteert near Comines-Warneton in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

Mud Lane at the Crossroads at Hyde Park Corner

Mud Lane au carrefour de Hyde Park corner

Mud Lane at the Crossroads at Hyde Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 13, 2024

1. Mud Lane at the Crossroads at Hyde Park Marker

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En 1914-1918, ce chemin prolonge Mud Lane pour rejoindre la route vers Messines, au carrefour du Hyde Park Corner. Le Lieutenant R.B. Talbot Kelly, 52nd Brigade, R.F.A., y fait allusion dans son livre A Subaltern's Odyssey: «Ma section avait un canon avancé à l'orée du bois, près de Mud Lane. Elle l'avait installé dans un bosquet verdoyant formé de petits saules et de mûriers. Dix mètres plus loin, une croix de bois marquait la tombe de Ronnie Poulton, virtuose du rugby anglais».

Mud Lane at the Hyde Park Corner crossroads
This pathway was originally the continuation of Mud Lane where it met the Messines Road at what was the crossroads at Hyde Park corner. The covering trees edging the path is where Lieutenant R. B. Talbot Kelly, 52nd Brigade, R. F. A. noted in his book A Subaltern's Odyssey wrote: "My section had a forward gun on the edge of the wood near Mud Lane. The pit lay in a verdant thicket of little willows and blackberry bushes. Ten yards away, a wooden cross marked the grave of Ronnie Poulton, prince of rugby players, ..."

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Deze dreef lag oorspronkelijk in het verlengde van Mud Lane, vanaf het punt waar zij de Mesenstraat kruiste met Hyde Park Corner. Luitenant R.B. Talbot Kelly, 52e brigade R.F.A., beschrijft de overhangende bomen langs de dreef in zijn boek A Subaltern’s Odyssey. Hij schrift: "Aan de rand van het bos in mijn sector was in een groen stuk met jonge wilgen en braamstruiken een kanon opgesteld in de buurt van Mud Lane. Tien meter verder gaf een houten kruis de begraafplaats aan van Ronnie Poul-ton, de prins onder de rugbyspelers..."

[Photo Captions]
Ronald Poulton Palmer, capitaine de l'équipe d'Angleterre de rugby, membre du Royal Berkshire Regiment.

Rifleman Albert French, 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps

R. B. Talbot Kelly, 52nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

à Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery:
Tombe de Poulton Palmer
Tombe de Albert French

Erected by Comines-Warneton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 50° 44.363′ N, 2° 53.139′ E. Marker is near Comines-Warneton, Région Wallonne (Wallonia), in Hainaut. It is in Ploegsteert. It is at the intersection of

Mud Lane at the Crossroads at Hyde Park Corner Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 13, 2024

2. Mud Lane at the Crossroads at Hyde Park Corner Marker

Christmas Truce Weg (Local Route C 15) and Rue de Messines (National Route 365), on the left when traveling east on Christmas Truce Weg. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Comines-Warneton, Région Wallonne 7782, 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: Les Catacombes près de Hyde Park Corner (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Le Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Le Last Post (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); New Zealand and Australian Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Monument ANZAC (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Strand Military Cemetery (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Prowes Point (approx. 1.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Comines-Warneton.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 13, 2024

3. Mud Lane at the Crossroads at Hyde Park Corner Marker

Marker is in front of the house in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 93 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.