Spoilbank Cemetery

Spoilbank is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by the King 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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Type: Cemetery
Description: War grave cemetery in Belgium
Also known as: “Chester Farm Lower Cemetery” and “Gordon Terrace Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chester Farm Cemetery and First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff.

Chester Farm Cemetery

Cemetery

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Chester Farm is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. Chester Farm Cemetery is situated 190 metres northeast of Spoilbank Cemetery.

First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff

Cemetery

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First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near The Bluff south of Ypres in Belgium on the Western Front. It takes its name from the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff is situated 1 km east of Spoilbank Cemetery.

Hedge Row Trench Cemetery

Cemetery

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Hedge Row Trench Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near The Bluff south of Ypres in Belgium on the Western Front. Hedge Row Trench Cemetery is situated 1 km east of Spoilbank Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sint-Elooi and Voormezele.

Sint-Elooi

Hamlet

Sint-Elooi is a small village, about 5 km south of Ypres in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. The former municipality is now part of Ypres.