Brandhoek New Military Number 3 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
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Brandhoek New Military Cemetery Number 3 is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.
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Brandhoek New Military No 3 | |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
Used for those deceased 1917–1918 | |
Established | August 1917 |
Location | 50°51′06″N 02°47′16″E near |
Designed by | Sir Reginald Blomfield |
Total burials | 975 |
Burials by nation | |
Allies of World War I:
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Burials by war | |
World War I: 975 | |
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com |
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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]