Dranoutre Military Cemetery-Dranouter-Belgium
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lopac44
N 50° 46.026 E 002° 46.807
31U E 484494 N 5623949
Military burial place in Dranouter
Waymark Code: WMHKCK
Location: West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Date Posted: 07/19/2013
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The village of Dranouter was occupied by the British 1st Cavalry Division on 14th October 1914. The cemetery was started after July 1915 when the Dranoutre Churchyard cemetery was closed. It was used until March 1918 when the German forces captured the village. The ground was recaptured in the autumn of 1918 and the cemetery was used again in September and October 1918. There are 456 Commonwealth burials in Dranouter Military Cemetery, two of whom are unidentified. One German war grave is located in the cemetery.
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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