Wieltje Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Wieltje Farm Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Entrance marker
Used for those deceased 1917–1918
EstablishedJuly 1917
Location50°52′09″N 02°54′38″E / 50.86917°N 2.91056°E / 50.86917; 2.91056
near 
Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
Designed byA J S Hutton
Total burials116
Burials by nation
Burials by war
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com

Wieltje Farm Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.

The War Cross

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

The cemetery, named after a nearby farm,[2] was begun by the 2nd and 4th Gloucesters amongst others in July 1917.[3] It was closed in October 1917.[2]

The cemetery was designed by A J S Hutton.[3]

References

  1. ^ First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
  2. ^ a b "Wieltje Farm Cemetery". ww1cemeteries.com. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  3. ^ a b "CWGC :: Cemetery Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2008-05-04.