Brandhoek Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Infobox Military Cemetery
name = Brandhoek Military
body = Commonwealth War Graves Commission


use_dates = 1915-1917
established = May 1915
designer = Sir Reginald Blomfield
coordinates = coord|50|51|10|N|02|47|29|E|
nearest_town = Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
total = 671
by_country = Allies of World War I:
*United Kingdom: 602
*Australia: 4
*Canada: 63
Central Powers:
*Germany: 2
by_war =
World War I: 671
source = [http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/brandhoekmilitarycemetery.htm WW1Cemeteries.com]

Brandhoek Military Cemetery 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 by the British in May 1915 in a field next to a dressing station. [cite web|url=http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/brandhoekmilitarycemetery.htm|title=BRANDHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY|publisher=ww1cemeteries.com|accessdate=2008-05-04] The cemetery was closed in July 1917 when Brandhoek New Military Cemetery was opened.cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=50000&mode=1|title=CWGC :: Cemetery Details|publisher=www.cwgc.org|accessdate=2008-05-04]

The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.

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