- Brandhoek New Military Number 3 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Infobox Military Cemetery
name = Brandhoek New Military No 3
body =Commonwealth War Graves Commission
use_dates = 1917-1918
established = August 1917
designer = SirReginald Blomfield
coordinates = coord|50|51|06|N|02|47|16|E|
nearest_town = Ieper,West Flanders ,Belgium
total = 975
by_country =Allies of World War I :
*United Kingdom : 852
*Australia : 46
*Canada : 54
*New Zealand : 18
*South Africa : 5
by_war =World War I : 975
source = [http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/brandhoeknewmilitarycemeteryno3.htm WW1Cemeteries.com]Brandhoek New Military Cemetery Number 3 is a
Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead ofWorld War I located nearYpres (now "Ieper") inBelgium on the Western Front.The cemetery grounds were assigned to the
United Kingdom in perpetuity by KingAlbert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by theBritish Empire in the defence and liberation ofBelgium 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 August 1917 during the
Battle of Passchendaele to replace the nearby Brandhoek New Military Cemetery.cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=14600&mode=1|title=CWGC :: Cemetery Details|publisher=www.cwgc.org|accessdate=2008-05-04]The cemetery was designed by Sir
Reginald Blomfield , with the gates being presented by the father of Lt AH Strutt, one of the soldiers buried within. [cite web|url=http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/brandhoeknewmilitarycemeteryno3.htm|title=BRANDHOEK NEW MILITARY CEMETERY NO.3|publisher=ww1cemeteries.com|accessdate=2008-05-04]References
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