First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff
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.Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: CWGC cemetery in Ypres, Belgium
- Also known as: “1st D.C.L.I. Cemetery, The Bluff” and “First D.C.L.I. CWGC Cemetery, The Bluff”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hedge Row Trench Cemetery and Woods Cemetery.
Hedge Row Trench Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 170 metres south of First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff.
Woods Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woods 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. Woods Cemetery is situated 230 metres northeast of First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff.
Chester Farm Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Redvers, Public domain.
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 1 km west of First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zillebeke and Sint-Elooi.
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.
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.
Hollebeke
Village
Hollebeke is a Flemish village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, now part of Ypres. Hollebeke is situated 2½ km southeast of First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff.
First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff
- 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
50.82091° or 50° 49′ 15″ northLongitude
2.91304° or 2° 54′ 47″ eastOperator
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionOpen location code
9F24RWC7+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 90607953OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2927858
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In Other Languages
“First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “First D.C.L.I. Cemetery, The Bluff”
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