SEAFORTH CEMETERY,
CHEDDAR VILLA
Langemark-Poelkapelle
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GENERAL DIRECTION: Leave Ieper via Torhoutstraat, this leads onto Kalfvaartstraat, at the end of this road is a large junction of which Brugseweg is the first right turn, take this and continue for 4km, the cemetery is on the left.
Further Information: Access is easy, but parking is by the side of a very busy road.
Cheddar Villa was the name given by the army to a farm on the west side of the road from Wieltje-St. Julien, severe fighting took place in this area; and British dead were buried on the spot. This led to the cemetery started here being called Cheddar Villa. The name of the cemetery was changed in 1922 at the request of the Officer Commanding the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders, as 101 out of 148 burials here, are men of that Battalion.
The cemetery was later badly damaged by shellfire, hence the special memorials within the cemetery.
CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 147; Canada 1; Total Burials: 148
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