Bethleem Farm East Cemetery CWGC (Mesen (municipality))

 cemetery, First World War 1914-1918, heritage

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Bethleem Farm East Cemetery was made by Australian units when the farm was captured by the 3rd Australian Division on 7 June 1917 in the Battle of Messines. The majority of the burials are those of officers and men killed in action on 8 or 10 June, though the cemetery continued to be used until the following September. There are 44 servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. Eight of the burials are unidentified but a special memorial commemorates one casualty know to be buried among them. The cemetery was designed by G H Goldsmith.
Access to this cemetery can be difficult, especially in wet weather.
CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 1; Australia 43: Total Burials: 44

Protected architectural heritage (ID: 2003)

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