PLUCKLEY - Kent Fallen

SMITH R.H
This man is listed in Soldiers Died Great War as born in RUCKLEY, Kent??
Private M2/269915 Richard Henry SMITH. 402 nd Mechanical Transport (M.T) Company,
Army Service Corps (ASC). Posted Headquarters, 1 st Canadian Heavy Artillery Group. Died
15 th November 1917. Born Ruckley, Kent. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Canterbury. Buried
Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery, Belgium. Grave reference I.C.62.
The cemetery is located to the North-East of the town of Ieper. From the station turn left and drive
along M.Fochlaan to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left into
M.Haiglaan and drive to the next roundabout. Here turn right into Oude Veurnestraat, this then
changes into Diksmuidseweg and Brugseweg. Drive along this road and continue straight over
the traffic lights to the end of the road. At the T junction turn left (still Brugseweg) and continue
along this road (the N313) to the village of Sint Jan. At the crossroads in the village turn right onto
the N345 (Potijzestraat), follow along to the next crossroads and turn left into Zonnebeekseweg.
The cemetery is located on the left hand side by the cross roads.
Potijze was within the Allied lines during practically the whole of the First Word War and although
subject to incessant shell fire, Potijze Chateau contained an Advanced Dressing Station. Potijze
Chateau Grounds Cemetery was used from May 1915 to September 1918 and at the end of the
war, consisted of Plot I. Plot II was formed after the Armistice when graves were brought in from
isolated sites and small burial grounds to the north-east. A path separates the cemetery from
Potijze Chateau Lawn Cemetery, used from May to December 1915, July 1917 and October
1918. Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery contains 476 Commonwealth burials of the First World
War, 111 of which are unidentified. The Lawn Cemetery contains 226 burials. Both cemeteries
were designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.
WARDE E.J
Corporal L/4042 Edward James WARDE. “D” Squadron, 5 th Lancers (Royal Irish). Died 26 TH
August 1914 aged 20 years. Born Pluckley, Kent. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Upper Walmer
near Deal, Kent. Eldest son of Edward and Alice Warde of 3, Neal’s Cottages, Dover Road,
Upper Walmer, Deal, Kent. Buried in the Angre Communal Cemetery. Grave reference II.A.1.
West part.
The village of Angre is located south-west of the town of Mons on the N553. From the motorway
E19, which runs between Mons and Valenciennes, turn off at junction 26 onto the N552 in the
direction of Thulin/Dour. Follow the N552 to the Town of Dour and the junction with the N553, turn
onto the N553 in the direction of Angre/Audregnies. On entering the village of Angre the road
bears to the left and there is a junction off to the right signed Baisieux, the cemetery is by this
junction in rue E.Cornez. The graves are located in two plots. Go through the main entrance and
follow the left hand path along the wall, the first plot is on the left. For the second plot follow the
same path along the wall towards the morgue and the graves are behind the first row on the right
nearly at the end of the path.
Angre Communal Cemetery contains 16 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, five of
which are unidentified. They date from August 1914 and October-December 1918, and in most
cases were brought into the cemetery after the Armistice.
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