Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, No. 3, Vlamertinge -W-Vl - Belgium
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Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, No. 3, Vlamertinge (Vlamertinghe)
The Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No. 3 was the third of the three cemeteries at Brandhoek to be opened. It was begun in August 1917 and was in use until May 1918.
Waymark Code: WMGJ95
Location: West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Date Posted: 03/11/2013
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Nederlands.
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Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog was de Brandhoek in Vlamertinge (Ieper) relatief veilig op gebied van artilleriebeschietingen die reikten tot voorbij de kerk van Vlamertinge. Hier waren voortdurend veldhospitalen gevestigd. Tot juli 1917 werden slachtoffers begraven op de Military Cemetery. De inrichting van de 32nd, 3rd Australian en 44th Casualty Clearing Stations met het vooruitzicht op het komende geallieerde offensief, noodzaakten de opening van de New Military Cemetery, gevolgd door de opening van de New Military Cemetery No. 3 in augustus. De begraafplaats bleef in gebruik tot in mei 1918. De begraafplaats werd ontworpen door Sir Reginald Blomfield en telt 974 graven van de Derde Slag van Ieper en van het Duitse offensief van 1918. De begraafplaats wordt beheerd door de Commonwealth War Graves Commission. In 2008 werd de begraafplaats voorlopig beschermd als monument.
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BRANDHOEK NEW MILITARY CEMETERY No.3
During the First World War, Brandhoek was within the area comparatively safe from shell fire which extended beyond Vlamertinghe Church. Field ambulances were posted there continuously.
Until July 1917 burials had been made in the Military Cemetery, but the arrival of the 32nd, 3rd Australian and 44th Casualty Clearing Stations, in preparation for the new Allied offensive launched that month, made it necessary to open the New Military Cemetery. The New Military Cemetery No 3 opened in August and continued in use until May 1918. Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No 3 contains 975 First World War burials.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.
Burials (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) :
United Kingdom : 850
Canada : 54
Australia : 46
New Zealand : 18
South Africa : 5
Other Commonwealth : 1
Total Commonwealth : 974
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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