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Ypres Town Cemetery and Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in Ypres, 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 ...
YPRES TOWN CEMETERY, close to the Menin Gate, was used from October 1914 to May 1915, and once in 1918. The cemetery contains 145 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, grouped in plots among the civil graves.
YPRES TOWN CEMETERY AND EXTENSION. This cemetery is easily missed as it is hidden behind a high wall, but it is worth seeking out. Located just a few minutes’ walk from the Menin Gate it is a perfect place to pause and discover part of the story of Ypres (now Ieper) at war.
The cemetery contains 145 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, grouped in plots among the civil graves. The EXTENSION, on the east side of the town cemetery, was also begun in October 1914 and was used until April 1915, and on two further occasions in 1918.
History. First World War. Formal establishment. First cemeteries and memorials to the missing. Second World War. Post–Second World War. Burial sites and memorials. Qualifications for inclusion. Architects and sculptors. Cemetery design. Common architectural design features. Cross of Sacrifice and Stone of Remembrance. Headstones. Horticulture.
Notable graves Ypres Reservoir Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery entrance. The cemetery contains the graves of some 2702 soldiers. Amongst these are the graves of three men executed by the Commonwealth military authorities – Privates Moles, Lawrence and McColl.
Our work in Kenya. CWGC has several advanced stage programmes in Kenya to commemorate soldiers, carriers, and porters from across the African continent who were not remembered because of unequal approaches to commemoration over one hundred years ago. The stories from this work are so potent they are best explained by this short film – as told ...
