Lijssenthoek Project: Visitors' Centre & Database
A major project was started in June 2009 to establish a new Visitor Centre at the site of the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. The centre will be located at the north-eastern side of the cemetery and is due to open in late 2012.
The project is being funded by grants from the Flemish Government and the town of Poperinge. Other partners participating in the scheme include:
- Talbot House (Toc H), Poperinge
- In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres - Ieper
- Passchendaele Memorial Museum, Zonnebeke
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The focus of the Visitors' Centre will be research into the medical services and the story of how the wounded were treated following their injuries in the battle area and brought to a safe haven behind the lines. Very sadly for so many thousands they succombed to the severity of their wounds and their final resting place is Lijssenthoek. They never made it to the Base Hospitals or to their homes.
The Search for Personal Stories
As part of the project the search is on for personal stories of those who are buried in the cemetery. If you have a relative or anyone known to you who is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery and you have any documents, letters, photographs, diaries and stories you are warmly invited to get in touch!
Contact Details
Contact the Lijssenthoek Project:
Address: Annemie Morisse, Talbot House, Gasthuisstraat 43, 8970 Poperinge, Belgium
Telephone: +32 (0)57 33 32 28
Email: lijssenthoek@poperinge.be
Website: www.lijssenthoek.be
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Lijssenthoek Project Partners
For information about the organizations working in partnership with the Lijssenthoek Project:
Talbot House (Toc H), Poperinge
In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres - Ieper
Passchendaele Memorial Museum, Zonnebeke
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission