Buffs Road Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.
| Buffs Road | |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1917–1918 | |
| Established | July 1917 |
| Location | 50°52′36″N 02°54′58″E / 50.87667°N 2.91611°E near |
| Designed by | A J S Hutton |
| Total burials | 289 |
| Burials by nation | |
Allies of World War I:
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| Burials by war | |
World War I: 289 | |
| Official name | Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, vi |
| Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
| Reference no. | 1567-FL15 |
| Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com | |
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
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The cemetery, named after the nickname of a nearby small lane,[2] was founded in July 1917 by the 12th, 13th and 14th Royal Sussex Regiment and the Royal Artillery.[3] After the armistice, the cemetery was enlarged by concentrating battlefield graves and that of one officer buried in Brielen Churchyard in 1915,[3] whilst one Belgian soldier was removed.[2]
The cemetery was designed by A J S Hutton.[3]
References
edit- ^ First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
- ^ a b "Buffs Road Cemetery". ww1cemeteries.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ a b c "CWGC :: Cemetery Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2008-05-04.