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Brandhoek New Military Cemetery
Brandhoek is a small hamlet in Belgium situated between Ypres, Vlamertinge and Poperinge just off the N308/N38. Brandhoek was used as a Field Ambulance and Casualty Clearing Station during World War I and contains three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries: *Brandhoek Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Brandhoek Military with 601 burials *Brandhoek New Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Brandhoek New Military with 514 burials, including Noel Godfrey Chavasse, Captain Noel Chavasse, Double VC (a memorial plaque is situated just outside Brandhoek Church with the British flag flying) and also Private C.A. Rudd who was his batman. *Brandhoek New Military Number 3 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Brandhoek New Military No 3 with 849 Burials. A quarter of the graves are Royal Artillery due to the many gun positions in the vicinity. References Populated places in West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandhoek New Military Cemetery War Cross 2449672985
Brandhoek is a small hamlet in Belgium situated between Ypres, Vlamertinge and Poperinge just off the N308/N38. Brandhoek was used as a Field Ambulance and Casualty Clearing Station during World War I and contains three Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations mil ... cemeteries: * Brandhoek Military with 601 burials * Brandhoek New Military with 514 burials, including Captain Noel Chavasse, Double VC (a memorial plaque is situated just outside Brandhoek Church with the British flag flying) and also Private C.A. Rudd who was his batman. * Brandhoek New Military No 3 with 849 Burials. A quarter of the graves are Royal Artillery due to the many gun positions in the vicinity. References Populated places in West Flanders {{WestFlanders-ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
