The Sandgate Society Archive

A wall with a list of the Belgian soldiers killed in the First World War buried in Shorncliffe Military Cemetery

Looking South East showing the Memorial to the Belgian Soldiers.

Looking South showing the Wall and the Memorial in commemoration of the Belgian Soldiers killed in WW1 buried in Shorncliffe Military Cemetery

Part of the memorial to the Belgian Soldiers in Shorncliffe Cemetery

Some of the Canadian Graves in the Military Cemetery with flowers to commemorate Canada Day, 1st July 2020

The Cross of Sacrifice designed in 1918 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for the Commonwealth War Graves Cemeteries. This version is in Shorncliffe Military Cemetery

The East face of the memorial to the Belgian Soldiers

The West Face of the Memorial to Belgian Soldiers

The grave of Charles Boeyckens, killed on 13th October 1915 in an raid on Otterpool Military Camp, on Canada Day 1st July 2020

Two wreaths laid at the foot of the Cross of Sacrifice, Canada Day 1st July 2020