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'''Woods Cemetery''' is a [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] burial ground for the dead of the [[World War I|First World War]] located near [[The Bluff (Ypres)|The Bluff]] south of [[Ypres]] (''Ieper'') in [[Belgium]] on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]. |
'''Woods Cemetery''' is a [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] burial ground for the dead of the [[World War I|First World War]] located near [[The Bluff (Ypres)|The Bluff]] south of [[Ypres]] (''Ieper'') in [[Belgium]] on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]. |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1915–1918 | |
| Established | April 1915 |
| Location | 50°49′21″N 02°54′55″E / 50.82250°N 2.91528°E near |
| Designed by | Sir Edwin Lutyens |
| Total burials | 326 |
| Burials by nation | |
Allies of World War I:
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| Burials by war | |
World War I: 326 | |
| Official name | Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, vi |
| Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
| Reference no. | 1567-FL20 |
| Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com | |
Woods Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near The Bluff south of Ypres (Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.
Foundation
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The cemetery was made by the 1st Battalions of the Dorset and East Surrey Regiments in April 1915.[1] It closed in September 1917. Many of the burials are from the London Regiment and the Canadian 2nd, 3rd and 10th Divisions.[2] For much of the war,[3] the front line ran just beyond the trees the cemetery is named for.[1]
The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.[1] 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.[4]
Other cemeteries on "The Bluff"
[edit]- First DCLI Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, The Bluff
- Hedge Row Trench Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "CWGC :: Cemetery Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Wereldoorlog I in de Westhoek – Woods Cemetery". www.wo1.be. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Woods Cemetery". ww1cemeteries.com. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ First World War, accessed 19 August 2006