Photographs of the Royal Berkshire Cemetary Extension including a ceremony held at the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing and Albert French's grave
Photographs of the Royal Berkshire Cemetary Extension including a ceremony held at the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing and Albert French's grave
Photographs of the Royal Berkshire Cemetary Extension including a ceremony held at the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing and Albert French’s grave. The Berks Cemetery Extension is on the other side of the road to the Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) cemetery in the wood of Ploegsteert (‘Plugstreet’ Wood) about 12.5 kms south of Ypres.
Extent
29 photographs
Place
Royal Berkshire Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Belgium; Tyne Cot War Memorial Cemetery, Belgium
Reference number
ALF/002
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The photograph shows the grave and headstone of Albert French, adorned with his photograph, bunches of flowers and several small wooden crosses with poppies on top. The headstone is topped by the regimental badge of the Kings Royal Rifle Corps and reads ‘RIFLEMAN A.E. FRENCH, KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS, 15TH JUNE 1916, AGE 16’. Below ...
Colour photograph showing the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension, date of the photograph is unknown. There is a group of people to the left made up of a back row of men, two rows of women wearing white blouses and cardigans. In front is a smaller group ...
Colour photograph showing the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension, date of the photograph is unknown. There are rows of headstones to the left and right of the picture. There are no people in the scene.
Colour photograph showing the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension, date of the photograph is unknown. A group of people stand to the left made up of men and women, the women are wearing white smocks. In front of the building is a marching band wearing uniforms of ...
Colour photograph of a Cross against a cloudy blue sky. The Cross is white with a smaller cross in black inlaid. It stands on three tiers which top a building, the tiers and building appear to be hexagonal in shape. There is the top of a doorway in the middle. It ...
Colour photograph showing several rows of headstones. There is a stone wall in the foreground and a patch of small bushy plants. To the right there is a large domed building and in the background are trees. Smaller trees have also been planted amongst the headstones. There are a few people ...
Colour photograph showing several rows of headstones. There is a large domed building and trees in the background.
The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension with headstones to the left, in front of which is a patch of lawn and a line of different nation’s flags. The building is flanked by a stone lion on either side. There is a white car and a few people ...
Colour photograph showing a soldier laying a wreath of red poppies on the steps of the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension. There are two other wreaths visible, one made up of yellow, red and white flowers. There is a red carpet with a lectern and small pots ...
Colour photograph showing a parade approaching the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension. The parade is led by two veterans in wheelchairs and four others marching. Behind these are standard bearers carrying the flags of different nations. On the grass area at the side of the building ...
Colour photograph showing onlookers watching a parade approaching the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension. There are flagpoles with the flags of different nations in the centre of the picture. There are three men in hard hats to the right of the scene. A woman in ...
Colour photograph showing onlookers watching a parade approaching the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension. The first row of onlookers shows three women, and a row of men behind them. The parade is led by veterans in wheelchairs and others marching. Behind these are standard bearers carrying ...
Colour photograph showing part of a parade band marching past the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension. There are 2 standard bearers carrying the German flag and 3 drummers.
Colour photograph showing the brass section of a parade band marching past the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension. There are two rows of marchers that can be clearly seen, a female trombonist is nearest in the first row. There is a third row that can be seen ...
Colour photograph, on the left in the foreground is the side view of a memorial inscribed with the words ‘Their Name Liveth For Evermore’. There are five small stone crosses with red poppies on them lying in front of the memorial. To the right is a grassed plot with rows of headstones and ...
Colour photograph showing a poppy in a garden plot bordered by grass.
Colour photograph showing a man reading a speech standing at a stone lectern on a red carpet with small pots of flowers on it. There is a group of people to the left made up of a back row of 6 men, two rows of women wearing white blouses and cardigans with poppies pinned on ...
Colour photograph showing 4 wreaths on the steps of the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension. The far left wreath is made up of yellow, orange and white flowers. The middle wreath is made up of poppies with a Union Flag in its centre. Next to this ...
Colour photograph showing wreaths on the steps of the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension. The back row contains wreaths made up from green flowers and foliage, red, white and blue flowers, yellow, orange and white flowers, poppies and red, white and blue flowers with a French banner flag ...
Colour photograph showing a man dressed in an orange windcheater jacket, blue, white and orange checked jumper, jeans and white trainers standing at the head of Albert French’s grave. He is presumed to be a descendant of Albert French.
Two Colour photographs, taken at different angles, of a grey haired woman wearing glasses and dressed in a lilac coat, white blouse, blue jumper and trousers tending Albert French’s grave. She is presumed to be a descendant of Albert French.
Two Colour photographs showing the headstone of Albert French. In front are several small crosses with faded poppies and there are some red poppies in the ground and a card with the picture of Albert French dedicated to his memory.
Colour photograph showing the headstone of Albert French. In front there is a card with a picture and information about Albert French dedicated to his memory. There are several small crosses with poppies on amongst green foliage. The picture is believed to have been taken at a different time.
Colour photograph of a group of people looking at headstones at the Royal Berkshire Cemetery Extension. On the right in the background is a large stone cross and a coach. On the left is part of the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing. 10 people in the group can be clearly seen.
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