Divisional Cemetery

Divisional Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in Vlamertinge at Ypres on the Western Front in Belgium.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery located in Belgium
Also known as: “Divisional CWGC Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Railway Chateau Cemetery and Ieper railway station.

Railway Chateau Cemetery

Cemetery

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Railway Chateau Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in Belgium in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. Railway Chateau Cemetery is situated 570 metres north of Divisional Cemetery.

Ieper railway station

Railway station

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Ieper railway station is a railway station in Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium. The station was opened in 1854, during the reign of King Leopold I. It is located on railway line 69 from Kortrijk to Poperinge. Ieper railway station is situated 1¼ km east of Divisional Cemetery.

Saint Martin’s Church

Church

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St Martin's Church, also called St Martin's Cathedral, is a church and former cathedral in the Belgian city of Ypres. It was a cathedral and the seat of the former diocese of Ypres from 1561 to 1801, and is still commonly referred to as such. Saint Martin’s Church is situated 2 km east of Divisional Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ypres and Vlamertinge.

Ypres

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Ypres is a friendly town of 35,000 inhabitants in Flanders endowed with wonderful architecture and a troubled past. Ypres is best known as the site of three major battles of the First World War, the most famous being the Battle of Passchendaele from July to November 1917.

Vlamertinge

Village

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Vlamertinge is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a borough of the city of Ypres. The village centre of Vlamertinge lies just outside the city centre of Ypres, along the main road N38 to the nearby town of Poperinge. Vlamertinge is situated 2½ km west of Divisional Cemetery.