Kemmel Number 1 French Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Kemmel No. 1 French
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Used for those deceased Unknown
Established Unknown
Location near Heuvelland, West Flanders, Belgium
Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens
Total burials 390
Unknown
burials
349
Burials by nation
Allied Powers:

Central Powers:

Burials by war
World War I: 390
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com and CWGC

Kemmel No. 1 French 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.

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 is unusual for having unknown origins.[2] It was discovered by the French after the Armistice and contained the bodies of Commonwealth, French and German troops.[3]

Despite the name of the cemetery, the French graves were removed (to Kemmel French Ossuary and the large French cemetery at Potijze), leaving the Commonwealth and German graves.[3]

The cemetery was enlarged by concentrating nearby battlefield graves and three British graves, two from a local churchyard and one from a nearby German cemetery.[4]

Also included in the concentration were further German graves found in the former battlefields by the Belgians.[4]

The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

See also Kemmelberg for a battle site.

References

  1. ^ First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
  2. ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission accessed 28 December 2007
  3. ^ a b WW1Cemeteries.com, accessed 28 December 2007
  4. ^ a b wo1.be, accessed 28 December 2007

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