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Around the raised platform on which the Cross of Sacrifice stands are panels with the names of the regiments and the 828 officers and men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force who have no known grave and who died in or around Messines in 1917 and 1918. Most of them fell during the Second Battle of Messines. The Irish Peace Park, the round tower is a typical Irish symbol and commemorates all Irish soldiers who died during WWI. The Peace Park also refers to the Mine Battle of 1917, when Catholic and Protestant Irish soldiers fought side by side.

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An interesting anecdote concerns the name of the cemetery. It refers to a chalet that stood in the hamlet before the war. This chalet served as a point of reference for the soldiers and gave the cemetery its name.

Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery is a British military cemetery from the First World War, located in the hamlet of Lindenhoek, south of Kemmel. The cemetery was established in March 1915 by medical posts and combat units and remained in use until October 1917. After the war, approximately 130 more graves from the battlefields around Kemmel were added. The cemetery contains the graves of 317 soldiers, 69 of whom are unidentified. The cemetery has a rectangular plan and is slightly raised above street level, surrounded by a brick wall.

The Irish Peace Tower is the central monument in the Irish Peace Park in Mesen, West Flanders. The park and the tower were built in memory of the Irish soldiers who were killed, wounded or missing in action during the First World War. The tower, which has a height of 30.5 metres, is designed according to the traditional model of an Irish round tower. Since September 2023, the park has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The New Zealand Division Memorial is a memorial to the New Zealand Division that fought in the First World War. The memorial is located in the Messines Ridge British Cemetery and commemorates 827 officers and men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force who were killed near Messines in 1917 and 1918. New Zealand troops played a crucial role in retaking the village on 7 June 1917.

An interesting anecdote concerns the explosion of one of the mines on 17 July 1955 by lightning. This mine had not been detonated during the war and was still underground. The explosion created a new crater and reminded the local population of the lasting impact of the war.

The Spanbroekmolen crater, also known as the Pool of Peace, is an impressive mine crater in Wijtschate. This crater was formed on June 7, 1917, during the Second Battle of Messines, when British troops detonated 19 underground mines. The explosion created a crater 27 meters deep and 129 meters in diameter. After nearly 100 years of erosion, the crater is now a peaceful pool 12 meters deep and 76 meters in diameter.