Blauwepoort Farm | |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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Used for those deceased 1915–1916 | |
Established | 1914 |
Location |
50°49′46″N 02°54′29″E / 50.82944°N 2.90806°E near |
Designed by | W H Cowlishaw |
Total burials | 90 |
Burials by nation | |
Burials by war | |
World War I: 90 | |
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries |
Blauwepoort Farm is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.
The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war. [1]
The cemetery was begun in November 1914 by the French Chasseurs Alpins. British burials began in February 1915. [2] The cemetery closed in November 1916, [3] with the French graves being removed after the armistice. [4]
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw. [4]
Blauwepoort Farm | |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
![]() | |
Used for those deceased 1915–1916 | |
Established | 1914 |
Location |
50°49′46″N 02°54′29″E / 50.82944°N 2.90806°E near |
Designed by | W H Cowlishaw |
Total burials | 90 |
Burials by nation | |
Burials by war | |
World War I: 90 | |
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries |
Blauwepoort Farm is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.
The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war. [1]
The cemetery was begun in November 1914 by the French Chasseurs Alpins. British burials began in February 1915. [2] The cemetery closed in November 1916, [3] with the French graves being removed after the armistice. [4]
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw. [4]