Blauwepoort Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Infobox Military Cemetery
name = Blauwepoort Farm
body = Commonwealth War Graves Commission


use_dates = 1915-1916
established = 1914
designer = W H Cowlishaw
coordinates = coord|50|49|46|N|02|54|29|E|
nearest_town = Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
total = 90
by_country = Allies of World War I:
United Kingdom: 90
by_war =
World War I: 90
source = [http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/blauwepoortfarmcemetery.htm WW1Cemeteries]

Blauwepoort Farm is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I located near Ypres (now "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. [ [http://www.webmatters.net/belgium/ww1_friedhof_vladslo.htm First World War] , accessed 19 August 2006]

Foundation

The cemetery was begun in November 1914 by the French Chasseurs Alpins. British burials began in February 1915. [cite web|url=http://www.wo1.be/eng/database/dbDetail.asp?TypeID=6&SubTypeID=19&ItemID=5692|title=Wereldoorlog I in de Westhoek - Blauwepoort Farm Cemetery|publisher=www.wo1.be|accessdate=2008-05-04] The cemetery closed in November 1916, [cite web|url=http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/blauwepoortfarmcemetery.htm|title=BLAUWEPOORT FARM CEMETERY|publisher=ww1cemeteries.com|accessdate=2008-05-04] with the French graves being removed after the armistice.cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=51401&mode=1|title=CWGC :: Cemetery Details|publisher=www.cwgc.org|accessdate=2008-05-04|last=|first=]

The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.

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