Lancashire Cottage Cemetery is a British military cemetery for victims of the First World War, located in the Belgian village of Ploegsteert. The cemetery was designed by Charles Holden and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[1]
| Lancashire Cottage Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1914–1916 | |
| Established | 1914 |
| Location | 50°43′45″N 02°53′52″E / 50.72917°N 2.89778°E near |
| Designed by | Charles Holden |
| Total burials | 269 |
| Burials by nation | |
| Burials by war | |
World War I: 269 | |
It holds the remains of several Royal Scots Fusiliers casualties.[2]
References
edit- ^ mondial, UNESCO Centre du patrimoine. "Sites funéraires et mémoriels de la Première Guerre mondiale (Front Ouest) (Belgique)". UNESCO Centre du patrimoine mondial (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ Special Correspondent (October 22, 1923). "War Graves of Royal Scots Fusiliers". The Glasgow Herald. Vol. 141, no. 253. p. 6.
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