Established August 1917 Phone +32 57 22 36 36 Burials John Isaac | Total burials 4,716 | |
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New Irish Farm 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.
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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, named after the nickname of a nearby farmhouse, was established in August 1917. It was used until the November, then again in April and May 1918. At the time of the armistice, it was a small cemetery with 73 graves. It was enlarged by concentrating graves from the battlefields to the north-east of Ieper and from small cemeteries.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.
Concentrated cemeteries
The following cemeteries were concentrated into New Irish Farm: