Ypres Reservoir Cemetery

Ypres Reservoir
Ypres Reservoir
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
	Used for those deceased 1915–1918
Established	1915
Location	50°51′12″N02°52′39″E / 50.85333°N 2.87750°E ; near Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
Designed by	Sir Reginald Blomfield
Total burials	2702
Unknowns	7
Burials by nation
	Allied Powers: United Kingdom: 2250; Canada: 151; Newfoundland: 4; Australia: 142; New Zealand: 128; South Africa: 12; British West Indies: 6; Undivided India: 1; Central Powers: Germany: 1;
Burials by war
	World War I: 2702
	Statistics source: battlefields1418.50megs.com

Last updated March 09, 2023

Ypres Reservoir Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.

Foundation

The cemetery was founded by Commonwealth troops in October 1915 and remained in use until after the Armistice in November 1918.^[1]

It was originally one of three cemeteries in the immediate area. At the end of the war, the Ypres Reservoir South Cemetery (formerly known as "Broadley's Cemetery" and "Prison Cemetery No 1") and the Ypres Reservoir Middle Cemetery (formerly "Middle Prison Cemetery" and "Prison Cemetery No 2") were concentrated into the North cemetery. The cemetery at the Infantry Barracks was also concentrated into the North cemetery, with additional scattered graves from nearby areas added later.^[2]

The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield who was also responsible for the nearby Menin Gate memorial.^[3]

Also within the cemetery is a cross of sacrifice.

Notable graves

The cemetery contains the graves of some 2702 soldiers. Amongst these are the graves of three men executed by the Commonwealth military authorities – Privates Moles, Lawrence and McColl.^[4]

Lewis Robertson, who played Rugby union for Scotland, is buried in this cemetery.

Also buried at this cemetery is Brigadier General Francis Aylmer Maxwell, a holder of the Victoria Cross who was killed in Ypres by a sniper in 1917.^[5]

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References

↑ Archived November 11, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Ypres Reservoir Cemetery". Battlefields1418.50megs.com. 1917-09-21. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
↑ Reading Room Manchester (1915-08-12). "Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
↑ Ypres and the Great War by Simon Farr, accessed 23 May 2006
↑ "Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen". Archived from the original on October 3, 2006. Retrieved May 23, 2006.

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[1] Archived November 11, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Ypres Reservoir Cemetery". Battlefields1418.50megs.com. 1917-09-21. Retrieved 2014-04-12.

[3] Reading Room Manchester (1915-08-12). "Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 2014-04-12.

[4] Ypres and the Great War by Simon Farr, accessed 23 May 2006

[5] "Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen". Archived from the original on October 3, 2006. Retrieved May 23, 2006.

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