Dickebusch Old Military Cemetery 1848255324
Dickebusch may refer to: * Dickebusch New Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Extension, Belgium * Dickebusch Old Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Belgium * or Dickebusch, a former village in Belgium, now part of Ypres Ypres ( , ; nl, Ieper ; vls, Yper; german: Ypern ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality co ...

Dickebusch New Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery And Extension
Dickebusch New Military Cemetery and Extension are Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial grounds for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front in Belgium. 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 Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ... during the war.First World War
accessed 19 August 2006

Foundation

The main cemetery was founded in February 1915 by field ambulances and troops in the area
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Dickebusch Old Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Dickebusch Old Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War and the Second World War located in the Ypres Salient in Belgium on the Western Front of the first war. 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 first war.First World War
accessed 19 August 2006

Foundation

The cemetery, opposite the local churchyard, was founded in January 1915 when this area was in the front line.wo1.be
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