Brandhoek Military Cemetery Explained

Brandhoek Military
Body:Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Use Dates:1915–1917
Established:May 1915
Designer:Sir Reginald Blomfield
Coordinates:50.8528°N 2.7914°W
Nearest Town:Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
Total:671
By Country:Allies of World War I

Central Powers

By War:World War I

671

Source:WW1Cemeteries.com

Brandhoek Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in Vlamertinge 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]

Foundation

The cemetery was begun by the British in May 1915 in a field next to a dressing station.[2] The cemetery was closed in July 1917 when Brandhoek New Military Cemetery was opened.[3]

The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.webmatters.net/belgium/ww1_friedhof_vladslo.htm First World War
  2. Web site: Brandhoek Military Cemetery . ww1cemeteries.com. 2008-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20080517044203/http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/brandhoekmilitarycemetery.htm. 2008-05-17. dead.
  3. Web site: CWGC :: Cemetery Details. www.cwgc.org. 2008-05-04.