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Forgotten Front Remembrance Trail
For one of the great untold stories
of the First World War, follow the
Forgotten Front Remembrance Trail
in Pas de Calais. This often
overlooked sector of the former
Western Front lies north of the
Somme Battlefields and south of the
Ypres Salient and was the scene of
some of the heaviest fighting of the
early years of the War.
The trail tells the stories of men like
Albert Whippy, one of eight children
born to Arthur and Alice Whippy in
the East End of London.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission isresponsible for the commemoration of almost1,700,000 members of the Commonwealth forceswho gave their lives in the two world wars. Thegraves and memorials of these men and women,who came from all parts of the Commonwealthand who were of many faiths and of none, arefound around the globe in 153 countries.
Enquiries on location of individual burials orcommemorations may be directed to the officesbelow or to the Commissions web site atwww.cwgc.org
CWGC France AreaTel: +33 (0) 3 21 21 77 00Email: faoffice@cwgc.org
CWGC Head OfficeTel: +44 (0) 1628 507200 Email: enquiries@cwgc.org
The Forgotten Front R
emembrance Trail, Pas de C
alais
www.cwgc.org
In January 1915 Albert
joined a draft of
reinforcements to the
Northamptonshire
Regiment who were
holding the line near
Neuve Chapelle. On
9 May, his battalion
attacked just south of
Rue du Bois and was
cut to pieces by enemy
fire. Over 540 officers
and men were killed,
wounded or taken prisoner. Albert s body was
never found and he is now commemorated on
the Le Touret Memorial.
Private Whippyis just one of manythousands
of Commonwealth servicemen buried or
commemorated in this region in some of the
most striking cemeteries and memorials
maintained by the Commonwealth War
Graves Commission.
Along the trail, personal stories of some of the
men who fought and died here can be accessed
using your mobile phone to create a moving
picture of life and death on the Western Front.
The trail is yours to explore as youchoose, but we recommend starting atGorre British and Indian Cemetery andfinishing at Fromelles (Pheasant Wood)Military Cemetery. Take a look at themap inside for the clearest route.
Total distance: Approximately 30kilometres.
Estimated completion time: 4 hours.
Discover more: Why not download afree QR code reader to your phonebefore tackling the trail? This will allowyou to scan the QR code on theinformation panel in each cemetery giving you access to further informationabout the cemetery and thosecommemorated there.
*Please be aware that although scanning theQR code costs nothing, you may incur dataroaming charges from your mobile phoneoperator, depending on your contract.
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Front Cover: Officers of the 1/5th King's LiverpoolRegiment in the line at Givenchy, March 1918
Battl e of Estai res 1918: A party of the 55th Di vi si on goi ng i nto acti on near Bthune
How to use the trail
The Forgotten Front
Remembrance Trai l , Pas de Cal ai s
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F o r o n e o f t h e g r e a t u n t o l d s t o r i e s
o f t h e F i r s t W o r l d W a r , f o l l o w t h e
F o r g o t t e n F r o n t R e m e m b r a n c e T r a i l
i n P a s d e C a l a i s . T h i s o f t e n
o v e r l o o k e d s e c t o r o f t h e f o r m e r
W e s t e r n F r o n t l i e s n o r t h o f t h e
S o m m e B a t t l e f i e l d s a n d s o u t h o f t h e
Y p r e s S a l i e n t a n d w a s t h e s c e n e o f
s o m e o f t h e h e a v i e s t f i g h t i n g o f t h e
e a r l y y e a r s o f t h e W a r .
T h e t r a i l t e l l s t h e s t o r i e s o f m e n l i k e
A l b e r t W h i p p y , o n e o f e i g h t c h i l d r e n
b o r n t o A r t h u r a n d A l i c e W h i p p y i n
t h e E a s t E n d o f L o n d o n .
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission isresponsible for the commemoration of almost1,700,000 members of the Commonwealth forceswho gave their lives in the two world wars. Thegraves and memorials of these men and women,who came from all parts of the Commonwealthand who were of many faiths and of none, arefound around the globe in 153 countries.
Enquiries on location of individual burials orcommemorations may be directed to the officesbelow or to the Commissions web site atwww.cwgc.org
CWGC France AreaTel: +33 (0) 3 21 21 77 00Email: faoffice@cwgc.org
CWGC Head OfficeTel: +44 (0) 1628 507200Email: casualty.enq@cwgc.org
The Forgotten Front Remembrance Trail, Pas de Calais
www.cwgc.org
I n J a n u a r y 1 9 1 5 A l b e r t
j o i n e d a d r a f t o f
r e i n f o r c e m e n t s t o t h e
N o r t h a m p t o n s h i r e
R e g i m e n t w h o w e r e
h o l d i n g t h e l i n e n e a r
N e u v e C h a p e l l e . O n
9 M a y , h i s b a t t a l i o n
a t t a c k e d j u s t s o u t h o f
R u e d u B o i s a n d w a s
c u t t o p i e c e s b y e n e m y
f i r e . O v e r 5 4 0 o f f i c e r s
a n d m e n w e r e k i l l e d ,
w o u n d e d o r t a k e n p r i s o n e r . A l b e r t s b o d y w a s
n e v e r f o u n d a n d h e i s n o w c o m m e m o r a t e d o n
t h e L e T o u r e t M e m o r i a l .
P r i v a t e W h i p p y i s j u s t o n e o f m a n y t h o u s a n d s
o f C o m m o n w e a l t h s e r v i c e m e n b u r i e d o r
c o m m e m o r a t e d i n t h i s r e g i o n i n s o m e o f t h e
m o s t s t r i k i n g c e m e t e r i e s a n d m e m o r i a l s
m a i n t a i n e d b y t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h W a r
G r a v e s C o m m i s s i o n .
A l o n g t h e t r a i l , p e r s o n a l s t o r i e s o f s o m e o f t h e
m e n w h o f o u g h t a n d d i e d h e r e c a n b e a c c e s s e d
u s i n g y o u r m o b i l e p h o n e t o c r e a t e a m o v i n g
p i c t u r e o f l i f e a n d d e a t h o n t h e W e s t e r n F r o n t .
The trail is yours to explore as youchoose, but we recommend starting atGorre British and Indian Cemetery andfinishing at Fromelles (Pheasant Wood)Military Cemetery. Take a look at themap inside for the clearest route.
Total distance: Approximately 30kilometres.
Estimated completion time: 4 hours.
Discover more: Why not download afree QR code reader to your phonebefore tackling the trail? This will allowyou to scan the QR code on theinformation panel in each cemetery giving you access to further informationabout the cemetery and thosecommemorated there.
*Please be aware that although scanning theQR code costs nothing, you may incur dataroaming charges from your mobile phoneoperator, depending on your contract.
T H E I R N A M E L I V E T H F O R E V E R M O R E
Front Cover: Officers of the 1/5th King's LiverpoolRegiment in the line at Givenchy, March 1918
B a t t l e o f E s t a i r e s 1 9 1 8 : A p a r t y o f t h e 5 5 t h D i v i s i o n g o i n g i n t o a c t i o n n e a r B t h u n e
How to use the trail
T h e F o r g o t t e n F r o n t
R e m e m b r a n c e T r a i l , P a s d e C a l a i s
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Gorre British and Indian CemeteryIn the Spring of 1918 the men of the WestLancashire Division held the line here during thelast major German offensive of the war.
Post Office Rifles Cemetery, FestubertNamed after a volunteer unit largely composed ofPost Office employees. In two weeks of fighting in1915, this close-knit unit suffered some 600casualties out of an original strength of 900.
Le Touret Memorial and Military CemeteryMore than 14,000 men are buried orcommemorated here most of whom died duringthe first 12 months of the war.
St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'avoueClose to this cemetery, in June of 1916, men ofthe South Downs Pals attacked the Boars HeadSalient and in just over five hours of fighting,suffered 1,000 casualties.
Neuve-Chapelle MemorialCommemorating almost 5,000 Indian soldiers wholost their lives on the Western Front during theFirst World War this memorial marks the vitalcontribution and sacrifice of Indian servicemen.
Laventie Military Cemetery, La GorgueThe men of the 61st (2nd South Midland) Divisionbegan burying their fallen comrades here at theend of June 1916.
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, FleurbaixOriginally the site of 12 Battalion burialgrounds this large cemetery contains thegraves of men from almost every nationthat served with the Commonwealthforces during the First World War, manyof whom died of wounds in a nearbydressing station.
Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery, FleurbaixOne of the most aesthetically strikingcemeteries on the Western Front, Le Troucontains more than 350 burials of menkilled in fighting from 1914 to 1916.
V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery andMemorial, FromellesThe only uniquely Australian cemetery onthe Western Front. It contains the gravesof 410 Australian soldiers who werekilled during the Battle of Fromelles and amemorial to a further 1,200 whosegraves are not known.
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) MilitaryCemeteryThe first CWGC cemetery to be built inmore than 50 years, it is the final restingplace of 250 soldiers whose remains