Brandhoek New Military No 3 | |
Body: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Use Dates: | 1917–1918 |
Established: | August 1917 |
Designer: | Sir Reginald Blomfield |
Coordinates: | 50.8517°N 2.7878°W |
Nearest Town: | Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium |
Total: | 975 |
By Country: | Allies of World War I
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By War: | World War I 975 |
Source: | WW1Cemeteries.com |
Brandhoek New Military Cemetery Number 3 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 by the British in August 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele to replace the nearby Brandhoek New Military Cemetery.[2]
The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, with the gates being presented by the father of Lt AH Strutt, one of the soldiers buried within.[3]