The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial is situated at the eastern end of Ieper on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). The memorial was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, with sculpture by Sir William Reid-Dick. The site of the former east gate was chosen, as the thousands of troops matching towards the Ypres battlefields… Continue reading Ypres (Menin Gate)
Category: Belgium
Essex Farm Cemetery
Essex Farm Cemetery was established as a dressing station cemetery from April 1915 to August 1917. The burials were made without definite plan and some of the divisions which occupied this sector may be traced in almost every part of the cemetery, but the 49th (West Riding) Division buried their dead of 1915 in Plot… Continue reading Essex Farm Cemetery
Menin Rd South Cem.
The Menin Road ran east and a little south from Ieper to a front line which varied only a few kilometres during the greater part of the war. The position of this cemetery was always within the Allied lines. It was first used in January 1916 by the 8th South Staffords and the 9th East… Continue reading Menin Rd South Cem.
Ypres Town Cemeteries
There are two cemeteries contain war graves, adjacent to each other, 1 Km east of Ieper town centre: Ypres Town Cemetery and Ypres Town Cemetery Extension. YPRES TOWN CEMETERY Ypres Town Cemetery was used from October 1914 to May 1915 and once in 1918. The cemetery contains 145 First World War graves, grouped among the… Continue reading Ypres Town Cemeteries
Birr Cross Roads
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery is located 3 Km east of Ieper town centre. The village and the greater part of the commune of Zillebeke were within the Allied lines until taken by the Germans at the end of April 1918. The village was recovered by the II Corps on 8 September 1918. Birr Cross Roads… Continue reading Birr Cross Roads
Ramparts Cemetery
When people think of military cemeteries, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), they often visualise cemeteries containing thousands of graves. However the CWGC is also responsible for very small military cemeteries. One such cemetery is Ramparts Cemetery (Lille Gate). Ramparts Cemetery lies within the town of Ieper itself, 1 km south of Ieper… Continue reading Ramparts Cemetery
Red Farm Cemetery
When people think of military cemeteries, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), they often visualise cemeteries containing thousands of graves. However the CWGC is also responsible for very small military cemeteries. One such cemetery is Red Farm Military Cemetery. The village of Vlamertinge was just outside the normal range of German artillery, and… Continue reading Red Farm Cemetery
Duhallow ADS Cemetery
Heading north from Ieper, walking along the Diksmuidseweg (the N369) towards the village of Boezinge, there are four cemeteries along the road. The first cemetery is Duhallow ADS Cemetery. Duhallow Advance Dressing Station (ADS) Cemetery was started in July 1917 during the Battle of Pilckem Ridge. The cemetery was named after the ADS that occupied… Continue reading Duhallow ADS Cemetery
Brandhoek Cemeteries
Brandhoek is a hamlet approximately 4 km from Poperinge heading eastwards along the N308 towards Ieper. The hamlet contains three war cemeteries, all designed by by Sir Reginald Bloomfield and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). BRANDHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Brandhoek Military Cemetery was created in May 1915, adjacent to one of the many… Continue reading Brandhoek Cemeteries
Ypres Reservoir
During the First World War, the town of Ypres (now Ieper) was practically destroyed by shelling. Near the location of the western gate into the old town, were located the prison, a reservoir and a water tower. Three cemeteries were made near the old western gate: two between the prison and the reservoir, and one… Continue reading Ypres Reservoir