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Tyne Cot Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world, located near Passchendaele. It was established in October 1917 and contains over 11,000 graves of soldiers who died during the First World War. The site was strategically important during the Battle of Passchendaele and was used as an advanced dressing station after its capture by the 3rd Australian Division on 4 October 1917. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and includes an impressive Cross of Sacrifice, built on a former German bunker. The cemetery was significantly expanded after the Armistice to include graves from nearby battlefields and smaller cemeteries.

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very nice and quiet area

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A poignant anecdote about Tyne Cot Cemetery concerns the father and son, Lieutenant Colonel Harry Moorhouse and Captain Ronald Moorhouse. Both served with the 4th Battalion, the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, and were killed within an hour of each other during the Third Battle of Ypres. Harry Moorhouse was seeking medical attention for his badly wounded son when he himself was killed. Their bodies were never recovered, but their names are immortalised on the Tyne Cot Memorial.

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The Broel Towers are a protected monument, first dating back to 1386 & 1415 (second tower). They were built to control the traffic on the River Leie. They had to be rebuilt after the first and second world wars

The site covers an area of 34,941 m² and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The cemetery was designed by Herbert Baker in collaboration with John Truelove. A wall of black flint stones, covered with white natural stone, surrounds it. The entrance building is also built of black flint. At the rear is the semi-circular Tyne Cot Memorial with the names of 33,783 missing British soldiers and, in a separate apse, another 1,176 missing New Zealanders. (Wikipedia) It remains impressive every time I pass here on a walk or bike ride. But also those thoughts of absurd and pointless waste of human lives...

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These medieval towers are (together with the artillery tower) the only remaining remains of the old city fortifications.

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Ideal spot for a picnic next to the statue. My journey is then about half way.

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After a long flat stretch along the Leie, a climb is more than welcome. And knowing that cyclocross riders ride over it every year makes it even more of a place worth mentioning.

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