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Brandhoek New Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

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Established
  
July 1917

Founded
  
July 1917

Total burials
  
558

Designed by
  
Phone
  
+32 57 22 36 36

Brandhoek New Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Location
  
near Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium

Address
  
Zevekotestraat, 8908 Ieper, Belgium

Hours
  
Open today · Open 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hours

Similar
  
Visitor Centre Lijssenth, Menin Gate, Artillery Wood Cemetery, German War Cemetery, Nine Elms British Cemetery

Brandhoek New Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (now Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.

Contents

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.

Foundation

The cemetery was begun by the British in July 1917 to replace the nearby Brandhoek Military Cemetery, which closed with the arrival of the 32nd, 3rd Australian and 44th Casualty Clearing Stations as part of the preparations for the Battle of Passchendaele.

The cemetery closed a month later and Brandhoek New Military No 3 Cemetery opened to replace it.

The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.

Notable graves

Buried here is Oxford-born Captain Dr Noel Godfrey Chavasse, VC and bar MC. The Victoria Cross is Britain and the Commonwealth's highest award for bravery. Captain Chavasse was a doctor who repeatedly saved wounded men whilst being wounded himself on more than one occasion, and under heavy fire, with total disregard for his own safety. Chavasse was one of only three people to have won the Victoria Cross twice, once on 9 August 1916 at Guillemont, in France and later at Brandhoek, where he died from wounds sustained in the operation he was decorated for.

References

Brandhoek New Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Wikipedia


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