Slijps Churchyard
Moorslede, Belgium
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The village of Slijps is situated to the north of Dadizele off the N32. From the motorway A19 which runs between Ieper and Kortrijk, turn off at Junction 2 onto the N32 in the direction of Roeselare. Follow the N32 through Dadizele and just past the town of Dadizele follow the left hand turn to Slijps. The church is in the centre of the village.
Slijsp Churchyard contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War.
Number of Identified Casualties: 1
The grave of David Chalmers Burns
BURNS, DAVID CHALMERS Second Lieutenant 8th Bn.
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
30/09/1918, aged 19
Son of David and Clara Burns, of Birch Lodge, Copse Hill, Wimbledon, London.
South west corner.
Pictures courtesy of Barry Cuttell
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