Le Touquet Railway Crossing Cemetery
- Country Belgium
- Total identified casualties 50 Find these casualties
- Region Hainaut
- Identified casualties from First World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.71124, Longitude: 2.91181
Location information
Le Touquet Railway Crossing Cemetery is located 15 Km south of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the Rijselseweg N365, which connects Ieper to Wijtschate, Mesen, Ploegsteert and onto Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. 2 Km after the village of Ploegsteert lies the left hand turning onto Witteweg (Chemin de la Blanche). The first right hand turning from the Witteweg leads towards Motor Car Cemetery. At the end of this road lies the left hand turning towards Touquet. This road is called rue du Touquet. The cemetery is located 1 Km along this road after passing Tancrez Farm Cemetery.
Visiting information
ARRIVAL
The cemetery is signposted.
PARKING
Parking for the cemetery is in the layby on the opposite side of the road (rue du Touquet). There is space for multiple vehicles to park.
The main entrance is within 10 metres of the parking.
The ground is flat and firm, with a tarmac surface. There is a concrete gully adjacent to a raised kerb on the cemetery side of the road with a combination cycle/footpath alongside the cemetery.
ACCESS LAYOUT AND MAIN ENTRANCE
The main entrance is in the front left-hand corner of the cemetery.
The main entrance has a black, metal, mid-level (thigh height) gate, which is 90 centimetres wide. There is a latch on the top left side of the gate and has an up & down movement to open. The gate, which opens inwards into the cemetery, has paving level with the footpath and grass inside the cemetery.
The Cross of Sacrifice is at the right-hand side of the cemetery.
There is no Register Box or seating in the cemetery.
All the internal paths are grass, the ground is flat and firm.
ALTERNATIVE ACCESS
There is no alternative access into the cemetery.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The cemetery is permanently open.
History information
The cemetery was used from October 1914 to June 1918. Rows A to E contain the graves of 28 men of the 1st Rifle Brigade killed in October and November 1914, during fierce German attacks on the 11th Infantry Brigade.
There are now 74 First World War casualties buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 24 of the graves are unidentified but special memorials commemorate three casualties known to be buried among them.
The cemetery was designed by G H Goldsmith.