HAGLE DUMP CEMETERY
Ieper
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: From Ieper take the signs for Poperinge, upon reaching the N308 toward Poperinge, you will go over a prominent railway crossing, 6km along Poperingseweg after passing through Vlamertinge and Brandhoek take a right turn into Galgestraat, after 1km there is a crossroads, the cemetery is a further 300m after the crossroads on Sint Pietersstraat. Access and parking are easy and the cemetery is signed from the N308.
The village of Elverdinge remained throughout the war behind the British front line, Hospital Farm and Ferme-Olivier Cemeteries both of which were in the commune were used during the early years of the fighting. Hagle Dump, was a dump just over 3km south-west of Elverdinge village and the cemetery here was started in April 1918 during the Battles of Lys. It continued to be used by fighting units and Field Ambulances until October 1918. The cemetery was further enlarged after the armistice by a concentration of graves which now make up plots III and IV. Originally there were also the graves of 26 American soldiers and 2 French, but these were removed at a later date to other cemeteries.
Shot at Dawn: Private W. Dossett 1/4th Bn. Yorks and Lancs Regiment, executed for desertion 25/06/1918, Plot I. E. 7.
Private G. Ainley, 1/4th Bn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, executed on 30/07/1918, Plot II. D. 5.
CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 397; Canada 14; Australia 26; Germany 2; Total Burials: 439
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