LOCRE HOSPICE CEMETERY

 

Heuvelland

 

West-Vlaanderen

 

Belgium

 

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: From Ieper centre take the Elverdingestraat, go over the roundabout into J. Capronstraat and then left along M. Fochlaan, you then go right straight after the railway station onto Dikkebusseweg (N375), pass through the village of Dikkebus and continue a further 6km to Loker, the first left turn leads onto Kemmelbergweg and then there is an immediate right turn onto Godtschalkstraat, the cemetery is just under a kilometre along this road.

 

For the majority of the war the village of Locre was in British hands and field ambulances were stationed at the Convent St. Antoine. On 25th April 1918 the village was captured by the enemy although it was recaptured soon after. The area was not finally retaken until July 1918. This cemetery was started in June 1917 by field ambulances and fighting units and continued in use until April 1918, after the armistice four graves were transferred here from the garden of the Hospice, which was later re-built.

 

Shot at Dawn: Private D J. Blakemore, 8th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment executed for desertion 09/07/1917, plot 1. A. 22.  View this soldiers headstone

 

Private W. Jones, 9th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers, executed for desertion 25/10/1917, plot 1. C. 4.

 

Another view of this cemetery

 

CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 240; Canada 1; Australia 2; New Zealand 1; Germany 2; Total Burials: 246

 

28015 Private

John Spencer George Watts

10th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment

30/07/1917, aged 20.

Plot I. B. 9.

 

Picture courtesy of Vic Terry

 

John was my Mother's Cousin, the 3rd Son of  Albert  E  &  Annie  E  WATTS of Rugby, Born 26 Sept 1896

He was also the Brother of  Pvt. A WATTS,   Born 17 Oct 1893 and buried at FONTAINE-AU-PIRE. His full name was

Albert Edward George WATTS.

 

 

 

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