Established 1915 Address 8900 Ypres, Belgium | Designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield Unknown burials 111 (Grounds) | |
Location near Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium Total burials 477 (Grounds) 229 (Lawn) Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Artillery Wood Cemetery, German War Cemetery, Sanctuary Wood Museum, Bayernw, In Flanders Fields Museum | ||
Potijze Château Lawn and Grounds Cemeteries are Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial grounds for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient 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
These adjoining cemeteries are two of four in and around the site of the former Potijze Château. The château was behind Allied lines for most of the war and served as an Advanced Dressing Station. The château was destroyed by German artillery fire.
The cemeteries were extended after the war by concentration of battlefield graves and small cemeteries from the north-east of Ypres.
The cemeteries were designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.