Blauwepoort Farm | |
Body: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Use Dates: | 1915–1916 |
Established: | 1914 |
Designer: | W H Cowlishaw |
Coordinates: | 50.8294°N 2.9081°W |
Nearest Town: | Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium |
Total: | 90 |
By Country: | Allies of World War I United Kingdom 90 |
By War: | World War I 90 |
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.