| Zandvoorde Churchyard |
| West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Pictures courtesy of Barry Cuttell
| The small Belgian village of
Zantvoorde is located 8 Km south east of Ieper town centre, on the
Zandvoordeplaats, a road leading from the Meenseweg (N8), connecting Ieper
to Menen. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat
and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main cross roads,
directly over which begins the Meenseweg. 7.5 Km along the Meenseweg lies
the right hand turning onto Zandvoordestraat. At the end of the
Zandvoordestraat is the right hand turning onto Zandvoordeplaats. The
churchyard itself is located 50 meters along the Zandvoordeplaats on the
left hand side of the road.
On 30 October 1914, the village of Zantvoorde (now Zandvoorde) was held by the 1st and 2nd Life Guards, numbering between 300 and 400 men. It was bombarded for over an hour with heavy guns and then taken by the 39th German Division and three attached battalions. The whole front of the 3rd Cavalry Division was driven back to the Klein-Zillebeke ridge. The village could not be retaken and remained in German hands until 28 September 1918. Zandvoorde Churchyard contains four Commonwealth burials of the First World War. They were all 10th (Prince of Wales' Own Royal) Hussars. |
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Burial details:
Pte R. S. MACKENZIE, 26th October 1914
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Interior of the church
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