Buffs Road Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
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| Buffs Road | |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1917-1918 | |
| Established | July 1917 |
| Location | near Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Designed by | A J S Hutton |
| Total burials | 289 |
| Burials by nation | |
Allies of World War I:
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| Burials by war | |
| World War I: 289 | |
| Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com | |
Buffs Road Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I located near Ypres (now 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]
[edit] Foundation
The cemetery, named after the nickname of a nearby small lane,[2] was founded in July 1917 by the 12th, 13th and 14th Royal Sussex Regiment and the Royal Artillery.[3] After the armistice, the cemetery was enlarged by concentrating battlefield graves and that of one officer buried in Brielen Churchyard in 1915,[3] whilst one Belgian soldier was removed.[2]
The cemetery was designed by A J S Hutton.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
- ^ a b BUFFS ROAD CEMETERY. ww1cemeteries.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ a b c CWGC :: Cemetery Details. www.cwgc.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
[edit] External links
- CWGC cemetery register: Details • Reports • Plans • Photographs
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