Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery

Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery

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Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery

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Location: Heuvelland, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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September 7, 2022

Cycling

Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery is located on the former castle grounds of Kemmel Castle. The cemetery dates from December 1914. The village of Kemmel suffered greatly because of the Kemmelberg, a strategic height in the war. The cemetery remained in use until the Spring Offensive in April 1918 when the site was captured by the Germans. The cemetery was later recaptured during the final offensive in September 1918.
In the meantime, the cemetery had been severely damaged by the bombings.

This cemetery contains the graves of 1027 British, 80 Canadian, 1 New Zealander and 23 Australians.

We Will Remember Them.

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Wouter Delaere

June 23, 2020

Cycling

1,157 deaths are commemorated here, 25 of which are unidentified. 11 fallen tunnel diggers who died on June 10, 1916 in the explosion of a mine shaft in Wijtschate are …

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

August 11, 2023

Hiking

Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery is located on the former castle grounds of Kemmel Castle. The cemetery dates from December 1914. Due to the Kemmelberg, a strategic height in the warfare, the village of Kemmel suffered greatly. The cemetery remained in use until the Spring Offensive in April 1918 when the site was taken by the Germans. The cemetery was later recaptured during the last offensive in September 1918.
In the meantime, the cemetery had been badly damaged by the bombings.
This cemetery contains the graves of 1027 British, 80 Canadian, 1 New Zealander and 23 Australians.
We Will Remember Them.

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