Mud Corner Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
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| Mud Corner | |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased June-December 1917 | |
| Established | 1917 |
| Location | 50°44′32.4″N 02°53′52.5″E / 50.742333°N 2.897917°E near Ploegsteert, Belgium |
| Designed by | G H Goldsmith |
| Total burials | 85 |
| Unknown burials |
2 |
| Burials by nation | |
Allied Powers:
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| Burials by war | |
| World War I: 85 | |
| Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com and CWGC | |
Mud Corner Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres, on the Western Front.
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]
[edit] Foundation
The cemetery, near Ploegsteert ("Plug Street" to the common soldier of the time), is one of the smaller of the 23000 cemeteries maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission,[2] with just 85 graves.[3] They date from the outbreak of the Battle of Messines.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
- ^ Summers, Julie (2007). Remembered. London: Merrell. ISBN 1858943744.
- ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission, accessed 13 October 2007
- ^ firstworldwar.com, accessed 13 October 2007
[edit] External links
- Cemetery register: Details • Reports • Plans • Photographs. CWGC.
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