Artillery Wood Cemetery
Artillery Wood Cemetery, near Boezinge, Belgium, is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery from the First World War.
Artillery Wood | |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
Used for those deceased 1917–1918 | |
Established | 1914 |
Location | 50.8996°N 2.8719°E near |
Designed by | Sir Reginald Blomfield |
Total burials | 1307 |
Burials by war | |
World War I: 1307 (of which 801 are identified) | |
Statistics source: 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.
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