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Revision as of 12:13, 3 April 2018
| Polygon Wood Cemetery | |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1917–1918 | |
| Established | 1917 |
| Location | near |
| Total burials | 108 |
Unknowns | 19 |
| Burials by nation | |
| Burials by war | |
First World War: 108 | |
Polygon Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient in Belgium on the Western Front.[1]
History
Polygon Wood, near the village of Zonnebeke, was the location of a number of battles during the First World War, beginning in late 1914.[2] It had been held by the Germans since April 1915 but was captured by the Australian 5th Division in the Battle of Polygon Wood, which took place in the period September-October 1917.[3] Abandoned during the Spring Offensive, the area was the scene of further fighting in September 1918 when it was seized by the 9th (Scottish) Division.[2]
Cemetery
The area was originally a German cemetery with over 340 burials. The British established the Polygon Wood Cemetery in August 1917 as a frontline cemetery up until it was lost to the Germans in April 1918. It received further interments in 1918, once it was back in British hands. It contains the remains of 57 New Zealanders, 32 Britishers, and 28 unidentified soldiers. A sole German is also buried in the cemetery, the rest having been relocated. There are also special memorials to seventeen British soldiers and thirteen New Zealanders who are known to be among those unnamed.[2]
Located on Lange Streve,[3], along the north-east side of Polygon Wood, the Buttes New British Cemetery is nearby, in the wood itself.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Polygon Wood Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d Scott 2002, pp. 89–90.
- ^ a b McGibbon 2001, p. 24.
References
- McGibbon, Ian (2001). New Zealand Battlefields and Memorials of the Western Front. Auckland, New Zealand: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558444-9.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Scott, Michael (2002). The Ypres Salient: A Guide to the Cemeteries and Memorials of the Salient. Uckfield, United Kingdom: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-84342-346-4.
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