La Belle Alliance Cemetery

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La Belle Alliance
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
La Belle Alliance Cemetery 2450697420 entrance.jpg
Used for those deceased 1916–1918
EstablishedFebruary 1916
Location 50°52′34″N02°53′38″E / 50.87611°N 2.89389°E / 50.87611; 2.89389
near 
Designed byJ R Truelove
Total burials60
Burials by nation
Burials by war
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com

La Belle Alliance Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.

Contents

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's Cross of Sacrifice La Belle Alliance Cemetery 2449862425 war cross.jpg
The cemetery's Cross of Sacrifice

The cemetery, named after a nearby farmhouse, [2] was established by the 10th and 11th King's Royal Rifle Corps in February 1916. [3] It was used until March, then opened again in July 1917. It closed in August of that year. [2]

The cemetery was designed by J R Truelove. [3]

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References

  1. First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
  2. 1 2 "La Belle Alliance Cemetery". ww1cemeteries.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  3. 1 2 "CWGC :: Cemetery Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2008-05-04.