Lone Tree Cemetery - Wijtschate, West-Vlaanderen - Veteran Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

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Location Information

Lone Tree Cemetery (Spanbroekmolen) is located 8.5 kilometres south of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the Rijselseweg, N365, which connects Ieper to Wijtschate and on to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. On reaching the village of Wijtschate the first right hand turning leads onto Hospicestraat which leads onto the village square. Leave the village square following signs for Kemmel along Wijtschatestraat. After 2 kilometres turn left onto Kruisstraat. The cemetery lies 1 kilometre along the Kruisstraat on the right hand side of the road and is located at the rear of a farm.

Visiting information

Visitors should note access to the cemetery is via a concrete path that crosses a field and then past a pond to the cemetery.

Wheelchair users should note that the path follows the contours of the ground and slopes down towards the cemetery, there is also a small step at the entrance to the cemetery.

History Information

Lone Tree Cemetery is close to the Lone Tree Crater, one of the nineteen which were made immediately before the infantry attack at the Battle of Messines in June 1917. Nearly all the graves in the cemetery are those of soldiers who fell on the first day of the battle. The cemetery contains 88 First World War burials. The cemetery was designed by J R Truelove.

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Information de Lieu

Lone Tree Cemetery (Spanbroekmolen) is located 8.5 kilometres south of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the Rijselseweg, N365, which connects Ieper to Wijtschate and on to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. On reaching the village of Wijtschate the first right hand turning leads onto Hospicestraat which leads onto the village square. Leave the village square following signs for Kemmel along Wijtschatestraat. After 2 kilometres turn left onto Kruisstraat. The cemetery lies 1 kilometre along the Kruisstraat on the right hand side of the road and is located at the rear of a farm.

Informations de visite

Les visiteurs doivent noter que l'accès au cimetière se fait par un chemin en béton qui traverse un champ puis passe devant un étang jusqu'au cimetière.

Les utilisateurs de fauteuils roulants doivent noter que le chemin suit les contours du terrain et descend vers le cimetière, il y a aussi une petite marche à l'entrée du cimetière.

Informations sur l'historique

Le cimetière de Lone Tree est proche du cratère de Lone Tree, l'un des dix-neuf qui ont été réalisés immédiatement avant l'attaque d'infanterie à la bataille de Messines en juin 1917. Presque toutes les tombes du cimetière sont celles de soldats tombés le premier jour de la bataille. Le cimetière contient 88 sépultures de la Première Guerre mondiale. Le cimetière a été conçu par JR Truelove.

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Date cemetery was established: 01/01/1918 Visiting hours: Free entry / Entrée Libre Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
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