Birr Cross Roads Cemetery
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery is a cemetery in Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders. Birr Cross Roads Cemetery is situated nearby to Perth Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, as well as near the forest Begijnenbos.- Type: Cemetery
- Description: WWI cemetery in Zillebeke, West Flanders, Belgium
- Also known as: “Birr Cross Roads CWGC Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Perth Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and RE Grave, Railway Wood.
Perth Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Cemetery
Perth Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres in Belgium on the Western Front. Perth Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery is situated 730 metres southwest of Birr Cross Roads Cemetery.
RE Grave, Railway Wood
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
RE Grave, Railway Wood is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial and war grave located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. It is located on the Bellewaerde Ridge near Zillebeke, about 4 kilometres east of Ypres, and a little north of Hooge. RE Grave, Railway Wood is situated 1 km northeast of Birr Cross Roads Cemetery.
Hooge Crater
Museum
Photo: Poehtje, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hooge Crater is a museum, which is situated 1 km east of Birr Cross Roads Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zillebeke and Hollebeke.
Zillebeke
Village
Photo: AndyMalengier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zillebeke is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of Ypres.
Hollebeke
Village
Hollebeke is a Flemish village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, now part of Ypres. Hollebeke is situated 4½ km south of Birr Cross Roads Cemetery.
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. Sint-Elooi is situated 5 km southwest of Birr Cross Roads Cemetery.
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery
- 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
50.84731° or 50° 50′ 50″ northLongitude
2.9286° or 2° 55′ 43″ eastOperator
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionOpen location code
9F24RWWH+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 90607185OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2127340
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In Other Languages
“Birr Cross Roads Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Birr Cross Roads Cemetery”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Begijnenbos and Liverpool Scottish Memorial.
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