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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Solferino Farm Cemetery (Belgium, West Vlaanderen) |
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Solferino
Farm Cemetery (1)
Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>).
Solferino Farm was given its name by French troops who held this part of the line early in 1915. The cemetery, which is opposite the site of the farm, was begun by Commonwealth forces in October 1917 and was used by the units fighting in this sector until August 1918.
The cemetery now contains 296 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and a small plot of three German war graves from this period. There are also five burials from the Second World War, dating from the Allied retreat to Dunkirk in May 1940.
Amongst the graves are those of three soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
We are extremely grateful to Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) who has generously provided the photographs on this page.
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Private Frederick Charles Cordery.
242644. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 26 October 1917. Born Sutton (Surrey), Enlisted Feltham, Resided Sutton. |
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Private William Fettis. 33071.
7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 4650 Northumberland Fus. Died 16 November 1917. Born Wooler (Northumberland), Enlisted Berwick-on-Tweed, Resided Tweedmouth. |
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Sapper James Lindsley, MM, 343102.
54th Light Railway Operating Coy. Royal Engineers, formerly 24452 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Margaret Ann Lindsley, of 13, Lanehouse Rd., Thornaby-on-Tees, Co. Durham. Killed on 23 October 1917. Aged 22. Born Thornaby-on-Tees (Yorks), Enlisted Thornaby-on-Tees (Yorks). |
Solferino
Farm Cemetery (2)
Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>).
Solferino
Farm Cemetery (3)
Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>).