LOCRE HOSPICE CEMETERY
Heuvelland
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
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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.
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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