Established 1917 Phone +32 57 20 01 18 Unknown burials 2 | Designed by G H Goldsmith Total burials 85 | |
Location near Ploegsteert, Belgium Address Chemin du Mont de la Hutte, 7784 Comines-Warneton, Belgium Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Vleesdisc Rijselpoort, l'Auberge de Ploegsteert, Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield, Plugstreet 14‑18 experience, Nine Elms British Cemetery | ||
Mud Corner Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres, 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, near Ploegsteert ("Plug Street" to the common soldier of the time), is one of the smaller of the 23000 cemeteries maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, with just 85 graves. They date from the outbreak of the Battle of Messines.
References
Mud Corner Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA