Reservoir Cemetery - Yper - Belgium
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N 50° 51.201 E 002° 52.669
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Ypres Reservoir Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.
Waymark Code: WM16EPZ
Location: West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Date Posted: 07/16/2022
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The cemetery contains the graves of some 2702 soldiers. Amongst these are the graves of three men executed by the Commonwealth military authorities – Privates Moles, Lawrence and McColl.
Lewis Robertson, who played Rugby union for Scotland, is buried in this cemetery.
Also buried at this cemetery is Brigadier General Francis Aylmer Maxwell, a holder of the Victoria Cross who was killed in Ypres by a sniper in 1917
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Yper/Belgium
Approximate number of graves: 2792
Cemetery Status: Inactive Maintained
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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