Royal Berks cemetery loop from Ploegsteert
Royal Berks cemetery loop from Ploegsteert
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Royal Berks cemetery loop from Ploegsteert
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8.23km
10m
Running
Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 7, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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102 m
Frank Vandenbroucke Memorial Plaque
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We continue to remember this promise with value
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5.64 km
Underhill Farm British Cemetery
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6.85 km
Royal Berks cemetery
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The Ploegsteert (often referred to in English as 'Plug Street') Memorial to the Missing is centrally located in the Bercks Cemetery Extension. The memorial, with a diameter of 21 meters and a height of 11.73 meters, was unveiled on June 7, 1931.
The memorial lists 11,447 missing Commonwealth servicemen from the following battles in the surrounding area: Armentières, Aubes Ridge, Loos, Fromelles, Estaires, Hazebrouck (part of the Battle of the Lys), Scherpenheuvel (also part of the Battle of the Lys), and Outtersteene Ridge.
The memorial reads: "To the glory of God and the memory of 11,447 officers and men of the armed forces of the British Empire who fell in battle during the years 1914–1918 between the River Douve and the towns of Estaires and Furnes, whose names are recorded here, but who, unlike their dead comrades, were denied a known grave and an honorable burial by the circumstances of war."
The memorial also includes the names of three Victoria Croos honorees: Sapper William Hackett, Private James MacKenzie, and Captain Thomas Tannat Pryce.
We Will Remember Them
Don't forget to visit the Plugstreet 14-18 Experience
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6.88 km
Berks Cemetery Extension and the Ploegsteert Memorial
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8.23 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
8.09 km
143 m
Surfaces
5.94 km
2.29 km
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