Potijze Château Lawn and Grounds Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemeteries

Potijze Château Lawn and Grounds Cemeteries are Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial grounds for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.

Potijze Château Lawn and Grounds Cemeteries
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Used for those deceased 1915-1918
Established1915
Location50°51′41.0″N 02°54′54.1″E
near 
Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
Designed bySir Reginald Blomfield
Total burials477 (Grounds) 229 (Lawn)
Unknowns
111 (Grounds)
Burials by nation
Allied Powers: (Grounds/Lawn)

Central Powers: (Grounds/Lawn)

Burials by war
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com and the CWGC

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

These adjoining cemeteries are two of four in and around the site of the former Potijze Château.[2] The château was behind Allied lines for most of the war and served as an Advanced Dressing Station.[3] The château was destroyed by German artillery fire.[4]

The cemeteries were extended after the war by concentration of battlefield graves and small cemeteries from the north-east of Ypres.[5][6]

The cemeteries were designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.

See also

References
  1. First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
  2. WW1Cemeteries.com Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 28 December 2007]
  3. Commonwealth War Graves Commission accessed 28 December 2007
  4. firstworldwar.com, accessed 28 December 2007
  5. Commonwealth War Graves Commission on Potijze Château Lawn, accessed 28 December 2007
  6. Commonwealth War Graves Commission on Potijze Château Grounds, accessed 28 December 2007
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