Divisional Collecting Post Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Extension
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- Canada: 75
- New Zealand: 5
- South Africa: 1
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- Germany: 1
Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.
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.[1]
Foundation
The cemetery was established by field ambulances of the 48th (South Midland) Division and the 58th (London) Division in August 1917 and was used until January 1918.[2] From 1924 to 1926, after the armistice, the cemetery was enlarged by concentrating battlefield graves and those from smaller cemeteries.[3]
The cemetery and its extension were considered separate sites until their records were combined in 2001.[2]
The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.[2]
References
External links
- Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension at Find a Grave
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- Track "X"
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- White House
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