Bleuet Farm Cemetery CWGC | Second World War 1939-1945, First World War 1914-1918, heritage

Belgium / West-Flandern / Ieper / Boezingsestraat
 Second World War 1939-1945, cemetery, First World War 1914-1918, heritage
 Upload a photo
Bleuet Farm was used as a dressing station during 1917 Allied offensive on this front. The cemetery was begun in a corner of the farm and was in use from June to December 1917, though a few of the burials are of later date. Two graves were brought into the cemetery after the Armistice from isolated positions close by. There are now 442 First World War burials in the cemetery and nine from the Second World War, all dating from the Allied retreat to Dunkirk in May 1940. The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield
CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 437; Canada 2; South Africa 3; Germany 1; Total Burials: 443
www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=5040...
Protected architectural heritage (ID: 201116)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   50°53'20"N   2°49'53"E
This article was last modified 15 years ago