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Arthur Cecil D'Arcy Lynes

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant Arthur Cecil D'Arcy Lynes

July 10, 1915

Military Service


Service Number:

8414

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Division:

1st Battalion

Additional Information


Son of the Rev. John and Mary Lynes, of Hinton Martel, Wimborne, Dorset.

Commemorated on Page 567 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

FIRST D.C.L.I. CEMETERY, THE BLUFF
Belgium

Grave Reference:

A. 18.

Location:

First DCLI Cemetery is located 4 km south east of Ieper town centre, on the Verbrandemolenstraat a road leading from the Komenseweg, connecting Ieper to Komen (N336). From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 km along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Komenseweg. 2.5 km along the Komenseweg lies the right hand turning onto the Vaartstraat. 900 metres along the Vaartstraat lies the left hand turning onto the Verbrandemolenstraat. 400 metres along the Verbrandemolenstraat a short distance from the road is the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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