ADINKERKE MILITARY
CEMETERY
De Panne
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
Adinkerke Military Cemetery was started by the British XV Corps in 1917; when it was used by the 24th and 39th Casualty Clearing Stations. The cemetery then continued to be used spasmodically until 1919. In 1918, a French extension was made to the West of the site, but this was later removed.
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: from Veurne the N39 Duinkerkerkestraat leads for 6km to the village of Adinkerke, on reaching Adinkerke the cemetery is located first left on the Kromfortstraat, to the left of the road.
Further Information: Parking can be difficult and access is via a 50m grassed path.
Casualty Details: UK 161, Canada 2, Australia 5, Germany 98, Russia 4
Plan of the cemetery
Cemetery plan courtesy of Barry Cuttell
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Those with awards buried/commemorated within this cemetery:
CASEY, Fl. Comm. Francis Dominick, D.S.C. 3rd Sqdn. Royal Naval Air Service. Killed in action 10th Aug. 1917. Aged 25. G.2 CHADWICK, Fl. Comm. A. J., D.S.C. 4th Sqdn. Royal Naval Air Service. Died 28th July 1917. G.1
LEAKE, Sgt. E. O., M.M., 604th Mechanical Transport Coy. Army Service Corps, attd. XV Corps Heavy Artillery. Died 29th Oct. 1917. D.26 SLINGSBY, Capt. Henry Laurence, M.C., 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Inf. attd. (Adjt.) 10th Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Inf. Died of wounds 11th Aug. 1917, aged 24. Son of William Cecil and Alison Slingsby, of St. Anthonys, Heversham, Westmorland. Went to France 14th Aug, 1914. . 1914. G.4
TALLTOWN, Bmdr. W.E., M.M. "Z" 1st T.M. Bty.
Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 30th Aug. 1917. B.33 Information collated by Barry Cuttell |
Number of burials by Unit
| Royal Field Artillery |
39
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Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.) |
14
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| Royal Garrison Artillery |
14
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York & Lancaster Regt. |
9
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| Lancashire Fusiliers |
8
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Royal Engineers |
8
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| Army Service Corps |
7
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Manchester Regt. |
7
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| Northumberland Fusiliers |
7
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Machine Gun Corps (Inf.) |
7
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| Australian Forces |
5
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Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
4
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| Royal Scots (Lothian Regt.) |
3
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East Lancashire Regt. |
3
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| King's Own Yorkshire Light Inf. |
3
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Suffolk Regt. |
3
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| Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
3
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Highland Light Inf. |
2
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| British West Indies Regt. |
2
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Devonshire Regt. |
2
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| Border Regt. |
2
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Royal Air Force |
2
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| Canadian Forces |
2
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Royal Naval Air Service |
2
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| Cameron Highlanders |
1
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Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) |
1
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| Worcestershire Regt. |
1
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King's Liverpool Regt. |
1
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| Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.) |
1
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Middlesex Regt. |
1
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| Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) |
1
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Royal Army Medical Corps |
1
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| Royal Army Service Corps |
1
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Egyptian Labour Corps |
1
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| Identified UK Burials |
168
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| Identified German Burials |
102
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| Identified UK WW2 Burials |
50
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| Identified Czechoslovakian WW2 Burials |
39
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| Total known burials |
359
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| Unidentified burials |
6
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| Total Burials |
365
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Information collated by Barry Cuttell |
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