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Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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| Location: Poperinghe, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | |
| Visited: See Note below | "Cheltonians" buried in this Cemetery: 1 |
| CWGC Information Sheet for this cemetery can be viewed here | |
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"Cheltonians" buried in this Cemetery |
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Pte William PAGE, 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers, is buried in Plot I, Row L, Grave 31. He was wounded in action in the Herenthage Woods area of Belgium, near Ypres, and died of these wounds in a medical unit in Poperinghe on 5th November 1914, aged 27. He is commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial. His parents, Jeremiah and Catherine Page, resided at 36 Courtenay Street, Cheltenham. |
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![]() Pte William Page 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers 1887 - 1914 |
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Notes: 1. We wish to acknowledge and express our thanks to Mr Aurel Sercu who took the photos of the cemetery and headstone in November 2004. |
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Page last updated: 5 September 2006 |
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