La Belle Alliance Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Infobox Military Cemetery
name = La Belle Alliance
body = Commonwealth War Graves Commission


use_dates = 1916-1918
established = February 1916
designer = J R Truelove
coordinates = coord|50|52|34|N|02|53|38|E|
nearest_town = Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
total = 60
by_country = Allies of World War I:
*United Kingdom: 60
by_war =
World War I: 60
source = [http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/labellealliancecemetery.htm WW1Cemeteries.com]

La Belle Alliance 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, named after a nearby farmhouse,cite web|url=http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/labellealliancecemetery.htm|title=LA BELLE ALLIANCE CEMETERY|publisher=ww1cemeteries.com|accessdate=2008-05-04] was established by the 10th and 11th King's Royal Rifle Corps in February 1916.cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=52104&mode=1|title=CWGC :: Cemetery Details|publisher=www.cwgc.org|accessdate=2008-05-04] It was used until March, then opened again in July 1917. It closed in August of that year.

The cemetery was designed by J R Truelove.

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