Brandhoek New Military Number 3 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery (original) (raw)
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War cemetery in Belgium
| Brandhoek New Military No 3 | |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1917–1918 | |
| Established | August 1917 |
| Location | 50°51′06″N 02°47′16″E / 50.85167°N 2.78778°E / 50.85167; 2.78778near Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Designed by | Sir Reginald Blomfield |
| Total burials | 975 |
| Burials by nation | |
| Allies of World War I:United Kingdom: 852 Australia: 46 Canada: 54 New Zealand: 18 South Africa: 5 | |
| Burials by war | |
| World War I: 975 | |
| Statistics 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
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,[2] with the gates being presented by the father of Lt AH Strutt, one of the soldiers buried within.[3]
- ^ First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
- ^ a b "CWGC :: Cemetery Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Brandhoek New Military No. 3". ww1cemeteries.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-04.