LEAVING CHELTENHAM …………..and all that was dear |
Cheltonians Buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery near Boesinghe, Ypres, Belgium |
Location: Near Boesinghe, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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Visited: April 2004 (see Notes) |
“Cheltonians” buried in the Cemetery: 2 |
CWGC Information Sheet on this cemetery can be viewed here |
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“Cheltonians” buried in this Cemetery |
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Lieutenant Gerald Forman GROGAN, 183rd Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers, is buried in Plot V, Row C, Grave 44.
He was killed in action near Boesinghe on 8th January 1918, aged 33. He is commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial and on the Cheltenham College Roll of Honour. His parents, Brigadier General E G Grogan and Mrs Ida Mary Georgina Grogan, resided at Huntley Lodge, Montpellier Grove, Cheltenham and later at Torrevagh, St Andrews, Scotland.
Lieutenant Gerald Forman Grogan Royal Engineers 1884 – 1918 |
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Pte Sydney George VALLENDER, 15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, is buried in Plot I, Row D, Grave 16.
He was killed in action near Boesinghe on 17th April 1918, aged 29. He is commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial and on the St Paul’s Church War Memorial. He left a widow Mrs Florence Vallender, who resided at 49 Marle Hill Parade, Cheltenham.
Pte Sydney George Vallender 15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles 1889 – 1918 |
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Notes: 1. Thanks to Mr Aurel Sercu who took these photos in April 2004 and permitted their use here. |
Page last updated: 27th July 2013
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