Duhallow ADS Cemetery
| Duhallow ADS | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1917–1918 | |
| Established | July 1917 |
| Location | 50°51′51″N 02°52′39″E / 50.86417°N 2.87750°E near |
| Designed by | Sir Reginald Blomfield |
| Total burials | 1602 |
Unknowns | 234 |
| Burials by nation | |
Allied Powers:
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| Burials by war | |
World War I: 1601
World War II: 1 | |
| Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com | |
Duhallow ADS (Advanced Dressing Station) Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres on the Western Front in Belgium.
The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.[1]
Foundation
"Duhallow" is an Irish toponym and the cemetery is believed named after a south Ireland hunt.[2] The position, north of Ypres, was used as an Advanced Dressing Station (a first aid post set back from the main front but within easy reach of it) for Commonwealth troops in the area. This led to the establishment of the cemetery for those who did not survive; this cemetery was expanded by the addition of the dead from nearby Casualty Clearing Stations at the front line itself.[3]
Additionally, there are graves for the men of the 13th Company Labour Corps who were killed by a German aircraft bombing a Commonwealth ammunition truck.[4] The cemetery was further expanded after the armistice by the concentration of isolated graves.
Design
The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.
Memorials
Duhallow Blocks
The cemetery has given its name to the "Duhallow Block", a special memorial for soldiers whose graves were destroyed in later battles. Two blocks in the cemetery (along with stones for the individual soldiers) commemorate those buried in the nearby Malakoff Farm and Fusilier Wood cemeteries, which were destroyed by shelling.[2] Later, Duhallow Blocks were also placed in other British cemeteries.
Notable graves
The cemetery contains the graves of 1602 soldiers.
Graves include one World War II Commonwealth casualty, killed during the retreat in May 1940.
Also buried here is Private 10603 John Seymour of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers,[5] who was executed by the British authorities on 24 January 1918 for being absent from roll call on 27 November 1917. He was known to suffer from "nerves" and was executed partially to set an example to his battalion's 300 new recruits.[6]
Gallery
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A "Duhallow Block" and related memorials for individual soldiers -
The inscription on a Duhallow Block -
Gravestones including a Belgian grave. -
Duhallow ADS, including three of the 54 German graves.
References
- ^ "Soldatenfriedhof: Vladslo". Webmatters.net. 1914-10-23. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
- ^ a b Reading Room Manchester. "Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
- ^ [1] Archived September 4, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Duhallow A.D.S Cemetery". Ww1cemeteries.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
- ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record for Private Seymour, accessed 19 August 2006
- ^ "Report into the Courts-Martial and Execution of Twenty-Six Irish Soldiers by the British Army During World War I". Shotatdawn.org. 14 November 2003. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
External links
- Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- wo1.be Non-Commonwealth burials in Duhallow
- Duhallow ADS Cemetery at Find a Grave