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Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Belgium

On 16th December, 1914, the 1st Royal West Kent battalion of 13 Brigade, 5th Division moved into trenches at Wulverghem, in Belgium, where they remained until relieved on 19th December. Very wet weather had left the ground here in a terrible state and men often preferred the risk of coming across in the open rather than try to make any progress in the thick mud of the communication trenches. On 17th December, the day on which Arthur Turk was killed the enemy began shelling their trenches at 11am and by the end of the day 4 men had been killed and 3 wounded.