Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing

Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing

Infobox Military Memorial
name=Ploegsteert Memorial
country=Commonwealth War Graves Commission


caption=
commemorates=soldiers missing in the area during World War I
unveiled=7 June 1931
coordinates= coord|50|44|17|N|02|52|55.2|E|
nearest_town= Ploegsteert, Hainaut, Belgium
designer= H Chalton Bradshaw
inscription=The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing (also known as Hyde Park Corner [http://www.firstworldwar.com/today/hydeparkcorner.htm FirstWorldWar.com] , accessed 26 May 2006] and referred to colloquially as "Plug Street") is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial for the missing soldiers of World War I who fought in the immediate area of the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.

The grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.

Foundation

The memorial stands in the middle of Berks Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Extension, which was founded by Commonwealth troops in June 1916 as an extension to Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery which lies across the road. [ [http://www.wo1.be/eng/database/dbDetail.asp?TypeID=6&SubTypeID=19&ItemID=5735 www.wo1.be] , accessed 26 May 2006]

The memorial lists the 11,367 [ [http://ww1cemeteries.com/othercemeteries/ploegsteertmemorial.htm ww1cemeteries.com] , accessed 26 May 2006] missing Commonwealth soldiers from battles in the area: [http://www.firstworldwar.com/today/hydeparkcorner.htm FirstWorldWar.com] , accessed 26 May 2006)]

*Armentieres
*Aubers Ridge
*Loos
*Fromelles
*Estaires
*Hazebrouck
*Scherpenberg
*Outtersteene Ridge

The memorial was designed by H Chalton Bradshaw, who also designed the Cambrai Memorial in France. [ [http://www.webmatters.net/cwgc/cambrai_mem.htm First World War] , accessed 26 May 2006] It is 70' (21.3m) in diameter and 38.5' (11.7m) tall and was unveiled on 7 June 1931 by the then-Duke of Brabant, [http://www.firstworldwar.com/today/hydeparkcorner.htm FirstWorldWar.com] , accessed 26 May 2006)] later King Leopold III of Belgium.

Notable names

The memorial holds the names of three recipients of the Victoria Cross, Sapper William Hackett, Private James MacKenzie and Captain Thomas Tannatt Pryce, who have no known grave. [ [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ggbemem.htm#ploegsteert VictoriaCross.org.uk] , accessed 26 May 2006]

"The Last Post"

Since 7 June 1999, the "Comité du Memorial de Ploegsteert" has arranged for the Last Post to be played at the memorial on the first Friday of each month. [ [http://www.ww1plugstreet.org/ ww1plugstreet.org] , accessed 26 May 2006] This mirrors the daily playing of the Last Post at the Menin Gate in nearby Ieper.

References

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=Bragg&CRid=2160981&pt=Ploegsteert%20Memorial%20(CWGC)& Find-A-Grave]
* [http://www.silentcities.co.uk/cemeteryp/Ploegsteert%20Memorial,%20Hainault.htm Silent Cities]


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