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• Ackroyd, Harold    b. July 13, 1877  d. August 11, 1917
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Southport, England, he was a doctor serving as a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps, British Army. At Ypres, Belgium, during an enemy attack July 31 to 1 August, 1917, Captain Ackroyd, despite being under fire for hours at a time tended to the wounded men in the front line. He carried one wounded officer to safety on his back and returned to bring in another under sniper fire. During the enemy's repulse on August 11, 1917, he off from his...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Ashfield, Lieut. Lionel Arthur   b. August 1, 1898  d. July 16, 1918
  World War I Flying Ace. Lionel Arthur Ashfield was the second son of Charles Edmund Ashfield and his wife Ida Lucy Hunt. His father was the headmaster of Hazelhurst School in Frant, East Sussex. During World War I, Lionel served initially in the Royal Naval Air Service. After the April 1918 merger of that branch with the Royal Flying Corps, he served as a lieutenant in the No. 202 Squadron of the newly-formed Royal Air Force. The British flying ace was thought to have been credited with...[Read More] (Bio by: Anne Philbrick)
  Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery, Nieuwpoort, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  Plot: VI. D. 5.
   
• Barratt, Thomas    b. May 5, 1895  d. July 27, 1917
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient.
  Essex Farm Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Battle of Yser Memorial 
  This commemorates the Flemish troops who held the area of the River Yser at great cost during most of the First World War. On the tower can be seen the letters AVV crossing with the letters VVK. The former stands (in Flemish) for 'All for Flanders' - the latter for 'Flanders for Christ'. (Bio by: David Conway)
  Ijser Tower, Diksmuide, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Bent, Philip Eric   b. January 3, 1891  d. October 1, 1917
  World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient.
  Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  Plot: Memorial (no known grave)
   
• Best-Dunkley, Bertram    b. August 3, 1890  d. August 5, 1917
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in York, England, he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army. In actions at Wieltje, Belgium, on July 31, 1917, Lieutenant Colonel Best-Dunkley when in command of his battalion, saw the leading waves during an attack, became disorganized by rifle and machine gun fire at close range from positions which were believed to be in their hands. He dashed forward, rallied his leading waves and personally led them...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Birks, Frederick    b. August 16, 1894  d. September 21, 1917
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient.
  Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres (Ieper), West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Bourgogne, Charles de    b. November 10, 1433  d. January 5, 1477
  French Aristocracy. Charles the Bold. Born Charles de Bourgogne at Dijon, the son of Philippe III ‘the Good' de Bourgogne, Duc de Bourgogne and Isabel de Aviz. He was styled Count of Charolais while still an infant. During his youth, the Dauphin, later Louis XI, was a refugee at his father's court Burgundy, this early exposure to a less ambitious ruler seemed to form a character that was reluctant to consider himself a subject of the king of France. He often followed an independent diplomatic...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
  Cause of death: Killed in battle
  Church of Our Lady, Bruges, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Bradford, George Nicholson    b. April 23, 1887  d. April 23, 1918
  WWI recipient of the Victoria Cross, the United Kingdom's highest award for valor. He was a Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy, H.M.S. Iris II.
  He was one of four brothers who served, three of whom fell, another also won the VC-the only set of brothers to be awarded this honour in the Great War.
  Citation:
  An extract from "The London Gazette," No. 31236, dated 14th March, 1919, records the following:-"For most conspicuous gallantry at Zeebrugge on the night of the 22nd-23rd April...[Read More]
  Blankenberge Communal Cemetery, Blankenberge, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  Plot: A.5.
   
• Brooke, James Anson Otho    b. February 3, 1884  d. October 29, 1914
  Scottish Victoria Cross recipient.
  Zantvoorde British Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Bugden, Patrick Joseph    b. March 17, 1897  d. September 28, 1917
  World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient, native of South Gundurimba, New South Wales, Australia.
  Hooge Crater Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  Plot: VIII.C.5.
   
• Busnois, Antoine   b. 1430  d. November 6, 1492
  Composer. Last name also spelled Busnoys. His reputation rests on his dazzling part-songs for two or three voices. Busnois was the likely author of "L'homme arme" (c. 1450), one of the most famous songs of the entire Renaissance; its melody was used in over 40 Mass settings and countless vocal and instrumental arrangements. Another of his "hits", "Fortuna desperata", exerted a similar influence. Historians believe Busnois was born near Bethune, France. He may have come from an...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Saint Salvator's Cathedral, Bruges, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Chavasse, Noel Godfrey    b. November 8, 1884  d. August 4, 1917
  World War I Victoria Cross with Bar (Two Awards) Medal Recipient.
  Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  Plot: III. B. 15.
   
• Clamp, William   b. October 28, 1891  d. October 9, 1917
  World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient.
  Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Colyer-Fergusson, Thomas Riversdale    b. February 18, 1896  d. July 31, 1917
  British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. Colyer-Fergusson served in the 2nd Battalion of The Northamptonshire Regiment. He was awarded his medal posthumously for service at Bellewaarde, Belgium, on July 31, 1917. (Bio by: K)
  Menin Road South Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• d'Orleans, Louise Marie    b. 1812  d. 1850
  Queen of Belgium. First Queen of Belgium, unhappily married to the womanizing King Leopold I. Died in Ostend. Her memorial was sculpted by K. Fraikin in 1859.
  Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church, Ostend, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Davies, James Llewellyn    b. March 16, 1886  d. July 31, 1917
  British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. Davies served in the 13th Battalion of The Royal Welch Fusiliers. He was awarded his medal posthumously for service at Polygon Wood, Belgium, on July 31, 1917. (Bio by: K)
  Canada Farm Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• de Bethune, Robert   b. 1247  d. 1322
  Count of Nevers, 1273 to 1322 and Count of Flanders, 1305 to 1322. He was also known as Robert III of Flanders and nicknamed "The Lion of Flanders" for the defense of his country against France. He was born in 1249 (some accounts say the year of his birth was 1247), the oldest son of Guy of Dampierre and the reign of Flanders was transferred to him in November 1299, during the war with King Phillip IV of France. From 1265 to 1268 he gained fame and popularity when he aligned himself with King...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
  Saint Martin's Cathedral, Ypres (Ieper), West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  Plot: In the nave
   
• De Nevers II., Louis  b. 1304  d. August 26, 1346
  French Monarch. Also known as Louis I of Flandre. He was Count of Flandre, Nevers and Rethel; Lord of Malines, Baron of Donzy. He was the son of Louis, Count of Nevers and Jeanne of Rethel, and grandson of Robert III of Flandre. He married Marguerite of France, second daughter of Philip V of France. Louis I was killed at the battle of Crécy. He was [Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Church of Our Lady, Bruges, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Decoteau, Alex    b. November 19, 1887  d. October 30, 1917
  Olympic Athlete. A native of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, he was known as 'The Champion Runner of Alberta.' Born of Aboriginal descent he was considered one of Canada's best distance runners of his time, becoming an Olympic athlete, first police officer in the Province of Alberta, and a War Hero all before his 30th birthday. At a very young age he turned to sports, and excelled mainly in running while attending school. He later moved to Alberta to live with his sister and her husband, a...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Passchendaele New British Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  Plot: XI. A. 28.
   

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