Brandhoek New Military Number 3 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Brandhoek New Military No 3
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Entrance marker
Used for those deceased 1917–1918
EstablishedAugust 1917
Location50°51′06″N 02°47′16″E / 50.85167°N 2.78778°E / 50.85167; 2.78778
near 
Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
Designed bySir Reginald Blomfield
Total burials975
Burials by nation
Burials by war
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

Foundation

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]

References

  1. ^ First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
  2. ^ a b "CWGC :: Cemetery Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  3. ^ "Brandhoek New Military No. 3". ww1cemeteries.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-04.