Track "X" Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Infobox Military Cemetery
name = Track "X"
body = Commonwealth War Graves Commission


use_dates = 1917-1918
established = July 1917
coordinates = coord|50|52|41|N|02|54|41.5|E|
nearest_town = Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
total = 143
by_country = Allies of World War I:
*United Kingdom: 138
*Canada: 5
by_war =
World War I: 143
source = [http://www.wo1.be/eng/database/dbDetail.asp?TypeID=6&SubTypeID=19&ItemID=5629 WO1.be]

Track "X" 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 area where this cemetery now stands had been between the two front lines in June 1917.cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=15602&mode=1|title=CWGC :: Cemetery Details|publisher=www.cwgc.org|accessdate=2008-05-04] The area was captured and a cemetery was begun in July 1917 by the 39th and 48th (South Midland) Divisions. [cite web
url=http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/trackxcemetery.htm|title=TRACK X CEMETERY|publisher=ww1cemeteries.com|accessdate=2008-05-04] The cemetery closed in November 1917, although two more burials were made in May 1918. [cite web|url=http://www.wo1.be/eng/database/dbDetail.asp?TypeID=6&SubTypeID=19&ItemID=5629|title=Wereldoorlog I in de Westhoek|publisher=www.wo1.be|accessdate=2008-05-04]

Archaeological excavations have taken place in the immediate area, around Turco Farm trench, to uncover artifacts and historical details from the Great War. [cite web|url=http://www.wo1.be/eng/database/dbDetail.asp?TypeID=15&SubTypeID=34&ItemID=6172&lID=3|title=Excavations IAP - Turco Farm|publisher=www.wo1.be|accessdate=2008-05-04]

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