Ploegsteert in Comines-Warneton in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium — Northwestern Europe
Le Memorial
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 13, 2024
1. Le Memorial Marker
Dessiné par l'architecte H. Charlton Bradshaw, le Mémorial est inauguré par le Duc de Brabant, le 7 juin 1931. Cet édifice cómmémore les 11 447 hommes tombés dans les secteurs d'Armentières, Aubers, Loos, Fromelle, Estaires, Hazebrouck, Scherpenberg, Outterssterne et n'ayant pas de sépulture connue. Les panneaux mentionnent notamment le nom de 4 soldats morts au combat auxquels on a attribué la Victoria Cross : le sapeur W. Hackett VC, 254th Coy, R.E., mort le 27 juin 1916, le capitaine W. H. Johnstone VC, 59th Coy, R. E., mort le 8 juin 1915, le soldat J. Mackenzie VC, 2nd Scots Guards, mort le 19 décembre 1914 et le capitaine T. P. Pryce VC. 4th Grenadier Guards, tué au combat le 13 avril 1918. Le Hyde Park Corner Royal Berks Cemetery, face au Mémorial, est destiné dès 1915, aux victimes du 1st /4th Royal Berkshire Regiment. Son extension s'effectuera de l'autre côté de la route, en juin 1916.
D'autre part, les cimetières de la parcelle du Château du Rosenberg doivent être transférés en 1930, le propriétaire refusant leur maintien sur sa propriété Cette nouvelle parcelle prolongera l'extension du Berks Cemetery, de part et d'autre du Mémorial.
Designed by H. Charlton Bradshaw, the memorial was inaugurated by the Duke of Brabant, on 7 June 1931. It commemorates 11,447 men with no known graves who fell in the Battles of Armentières, Aubers Ridge, Loos, Fromelles, Estaires, Hazebrouck, Scherpenberg and Outtersterne Ridge. Four Victoria Cross holders are on its panels: Sapper W. Hackett VC, 254th Coy, R.E., kia 27 June 1916; Captain W. H. Johnstone VC, 59th Coy, R.E., kia 8 June 1915; Private J. Mackenzie VC, 2nd Scots Guards, kia 19 December 1914; and Acting Captain T. P. Pryce VC, 4th Grenadier Guards, kia 13 April 1918. The Rosenberg Château Plots to its left were moved from their original site in the château grounds in 1930, the owner refusing permission for their staying there.
The Hyde Park Corner [Royal Berks] Cemetery on the other side of the road was started by the 1st/4th Royal Berkshire Regt. in 1915 and, when extra ground was needed for burials, it was extended to this side in June 1916 as Berks Cemetery Extension.
Het Herdenkingsmonument werd ontworpen door H. Charlton Bradshaw en werd ingehuldigd op 7 juni 1931 door de hertog van Brabant. Het herdenkt 11 447 onbekende militairen die zijn gesneuveld tijdens de veldslagen om Armentières, Aubers Ridge, Loos, Fromelles, Estaires, Hazebrouck, Scherpenberg, en Outtersteene Ridge. Op de panelen staan vier Victoria Cross-houders : Geniesoldaat W. Hackett VC, gesneuveld op 27 juni 1916, Kapitein W. H. Johnstone VC, gesneuveld op 8 juni 1915, soldaat J. MacKenzie VC, gesneuveld op 19 december 1914 en kapitein T.P. Pryce VC, gesneuveld op 13 april 1918. De gesneuvelden van de Rosenberg Château-percelen aan de linkerkant van het herdenkingsmonument werden naar hier verplaatst in 1930 omdat de eigenaar van het kasteel niet zoveel begraven gesneuvelden op zijn grond wilde hebben. Hyde Park Corner [Royal Berks] Cemetery aan de andere kant van de weg werd in 1915 aangelegd door het 1e/4e Royal Berkshire Regiment. In juni 1916 werd de begraafplaats wegens plaatsgebrek uitgebreid aan deze kant en werd Berks Cemetery Extension aangelegd.
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Location. 50° 44.279′ N, 2° 52.95′ E. Memorial is in Comines-Warneton, Région Wallonne (Wallonia), in Hainaut. It is in Ploegsteert. It is at the intersection of Rue de Messines (Région Wallonne Route 365) and Rue du Petit Point, on the left when traveling north on Rue de Messines. Touch for map. Memorial 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: Le Last Post (here, next to this marker); Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); New Zealand and Australian Memorial
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 13, 2024
2. Le Memorial
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 13, 2024
3. Le Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 107 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 21, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
