Dozinghem Military Cemetery

 

Dozinghem is one of a trio of British Cemeteries which served the hospitals and casualty clearing stations in the locality of Proven. The other two are named Mendinghem (mending 'em) and Bandaghem (bandage 'em) - all three names coined by British troops to sound like local Flemish ones.

The Cemetery is located to the north-west of Poperinghe near Krombeke. The Cemetery is at the end of a track into woods, off the Krombeekseweg.

Westvleteren was outside the front held by Commonwealth forces in Belgium during the First World War, but in July 1917, in readiness for the forthcoming offensive, groups of casualty clearing stations were placed at the three positions called by the troops Mendinghem, Dozinghem and Bandaghem. The 4th, 47th and 61st Casualty Clearing Stations were posted at Dozinghem and the military cemetery was used by them until early in 1918. There are now 3,174 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in the Cemetery and 65 German war graves from this period.

20328 LANCE CPL. / F.S. HAMILTON / GRENADIER GUARDS / 24TH JULY 1917. AGE 23 / PEACE PERFECT PEACE / R.I.P. / MOTHER

(Grave Ref. I. I. 16.)

Frank Sherratt Hamilton - "son of Mrs. E. Hamilton, of Moss Fields, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent."

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register

15290 GUARDSMAN / F.J. ROOKE / GRENADIER GUARDS / 11TH OCTOBER 1917

(Grave Ref. IX. H. 1.)

203153 PRIVATE / D. WADDINGTON / BORDER REGIMENT / 5TH OCTOBER 1917. AGE 35 / ON WHOSE SOUL / SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY / R.I.P.

(Grave Ref. V. G. 4.)

Dominic Waddington - "husband of Elizabeth Waddington, of 43, Kingsley St., Bolton. Born Bolton."

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register

34580 PRIVATE / E. WADDINGTON / TYNESIDE IRISH N.F. / 14TH OCTOBER 1917. AGE 21 / WORTH OF / EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE

(Grave Ref. IX. I. 2.)

Edgar Waddington - "Son of Henry and Fanny Waddington, of 21, Cadman St., Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorks."

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register