Irish House Cemetery | |||
A farmhouse nearby was named Irish House by the troops |
Four men of 9th Bn Sherwood Foresters are buried here. F. Clayton; E. Bond; H. Strickson; A Sibbring |
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Views beyond of Wytschaete
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This small cemetery has 77 burials. 40 are unidentified. 1 special memorial for a man known to be buried in this cemetery. Begun in June 1917 by the Irish Division. 33 Officers and men of the 1st Gordon Highlanders killed in December 1914 and reburied here by the 11th Royal Irish Rifles in June 1917. It was held by the Germans from April to August 1918. | ||