New Irish Farm Cemetery | |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
Used for those deceased 1917–1918 | |
Established | August 1917 |
Location | 50°52′23″N02°53′51″E / 50.87306°N 2.89750°E near |
Designed by | Sir Reginald Blomfield |
Total burials | 4716 |
Burials by nation | |
Allies of World War I:
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Burials by war | |
World War I: 4716 | |
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com |
New Irish Farm Cemetery 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]
The cemetery, named after the nickname of a nearby farmhouse, [2] was established in August 1917. It was used until the November, then again in April and May 1918. [3] At the time of the armistice, it was a small cemetery with 73 graves. [2] It was enlarged by concentrating graves from the battlefields to the north-east of Ypres and from small cemeteries. [2]
The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield. [2]
The following cemeteries were concentrated into New Irish Farm: [2]
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