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 during the war.
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  • Cemetery
  • …is operated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  • Description: War grave cemetery in Belgium
  • Also known as
    “Chester Farm Lower Cemetery”
    “Gordon Terrace Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chester Farm Cemetery and First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff.
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Chester Farm is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission… is situated 190 metres northeast of Spoilbank Cemetery.
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is a Commonwealth War… is situated 1 km east of Spoilbank Cemetery.
Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Commonwealth War Graves… is situated 1 km east of Spoilbank Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sint-Elooi and Voormezele.
is a small village, about 5 km south…
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is a village.
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is a village in the province of in Belgium.

Spoilbank Cemetery

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Latitude
50.82028° or 50° 49′ 13″ north
Longitude
2.89942° or 2° 53′ 58″ east
Open location code
9F24RVCX+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 90607123
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q7578821

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In Other Languages

“Spoilbank Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Spoilbank Cemetery”

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