La Brique Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemeteries
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| La Brique Military 1 and 2 | |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1915 (No 1); 1915-1918 (No 2) | |
| Established | 1915 |
| Location | near Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Designed by | Sir Reginald Blomfield |
| Total burials | 91 (No 1); 840 (No 2) |
| Unknown burials |
4 (No 1); 400 (No 2) |
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Allied Powers:
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| Burials by war | |
| World War I: 91 (No 1); 840 (No 2) | |
| Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com [1][2] and CWGC [3][4] | |
La Brique Military Cemeteries No 1 and No 2 are Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial grounds for the dead of World War I located in the Ypres Salient 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]
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[edit] Foundation
The cemetery, named after a now-lost brickworks near to the site, is divided in two by the main road. Cemetery No 1 was founded in May 1915 and used until December 1915.[2] It is the smaller of the two.
Cemetery No 2 was founded in February 1915 and was used until March 1918. Originally containing 383 graves, the cemetery was expanded by concentration of graves from the battlefield after the Armistice.[3] It now contains 840 graves.
One of the graves concentrated in Cemetery No 2 was originally in the now-gone Kemmel No 2 French Cemetery.[4] See also Kemmel No 1 French Cemetery.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.
[edit] Notable graves
Cemetery No 2 holds the last resting place of 22-year-old[5] Corporal Alfred George Drake, who was postumously awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
- ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission entry for No 1, accessed 30 December 2007
- ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission entry for No 2, accessed 30 December 2007
- ^ wo1.be, accessed 30 December 2007
- ^ wo1.be persoon detail fiche, accessed 30 December 2007
- ^ WW1Cemeteries.com, accessed 30 December 2007
[edit] External links
- No 1: CWGC cemetery register: Details • Reports • Plans • Photographs
- No 2: CWGC cemetery register: Details • Reports • Plans • Photographs
