Artillery Wood Cemetery
Artillery Wood Cemetery, near Boezinge, Belgium, is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery from the First World 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 war.Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dragoon Camp Cemetery and Yorkshire Trench & Dug-Out.
Dragoon Camp Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dragoon Camp Cemetery is situated 790 metres southeast of Artillery Wood Cemetery.
Yorkshire Trench & Dug-Out
Park
Photo: Jamain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yorkshire Trench & Dug-Out is a park, which is situated 1¼ km south of Artillery Wood Cemetery.
Sint-Michielskerk
Church
Sint-Michielskerk is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Artillery Wood Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boezinge and Zuidschote.
Boezinge
Village
Boezinge is a village in the municipality of Ypres in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Boezinge can be reached via the N369 road in the direction of Diksmuide.
Zuidschote
Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zuidschote is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Artillery Wood Cemetery.
Langemark
Village
Langemark is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a subdivision of the municipality of Langemark-Poelkapelle. The village has about 5,000 inhabitants. Langemark is situated 3½ km northeast of Artillery Wood Cemetery.
Artillery Wood Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: WWI cemetery in Belgium
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Ypres, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.89947° or 50° 53′ 58″ northLongitude
2.87214° or 2° 52′ 20″ eastOperator
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionOpen location code
9F24VVXC+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 90540152OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2112652
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Artillery Wood Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Artillery Wood Cemetery”
- Hungarian: “Artillery Wood katonai temető”
- Welsh: “Mynwent Artillery Wood”
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