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Divisional Collecting Post Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Extension

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Established
  
August 1917

Founded
  
August 1917

Designed by
  
Total burials
  
765

Divisional Collecting Post Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Extension

Location
  
near Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium

Address
  
Hogeziekenweg, 8900 Ieper, Belgium

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

Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension 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.

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 established by field ambulances of the 48th (South Midland) Division and the 58th (London) Division in August 1917 and was used until January 1918. From 1924 to 1926, after the armistice, the cemetery was enlarged by concentrating batllefield graves and those from smaller cemeteries.

The cemetery and its extension were considered separate sites until their records were combined in 2001.

The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.

References

Divisional Collecting Post Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Extension Wikipedia


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