Godezonne Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Godezonne Farm Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front in Belgium.
| Godezonne Farm | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1915–1918 | |
| Established | 1915 |
| Location | 50°48′01″N 02°50′28″E near |
| Designed by | W H Cowlishaw |
| Total burials | 79 |
Unknowns | 44 |
| Burials by nation | |
Allied Powers:
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| Burials by war | |
World War I: 79 | |
| Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com and CWGC | |
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]
Foundation
The cemetery was founded in February 1915 by the Royal Scots and Middlesex Regiments in the garden of the original Godezonne Farm.[2]
It was used again in 1916 for three more burials and again after the Armistice to concentrate battlefield burials from the north and the east.[3]
The cemetery was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw.
References
- First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission accessed 28 December 2007
- wo1.be Archived 2004-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 28 December 2007
External links
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