Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension 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.
| Division Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1917–1918 | |
| Established | August 1917 |
| Location | 50°52′28″N 02°53′38″E / 50.87444°N 2.89389°E near |
| Designed by | Sir Reginald Blomfield |
| Total burials | 765 |
| Burials by nation | |
Allies of World War I:
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| Burials by war | |
World War I: 765 | |
| 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 was established by field ambulances of the 48th (South Midland) Division and the 58th (London) Division in August 1917 and was used until January 1918.[2] From 1924 to 1926, after the armistice, the cemetery was enlarged by concentrating battlefield graves and those from smaller cemeteries.[3]
The cemetery and its extension were considered separate sites until their records were combined in 2001.[2]
The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.[2]
References
edit- ^ First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
- ^ a b c "CWGC :: Cemetery Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension". ww1cemeteries.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-04.