Berks Cemetery Extension

Berks Cemetery Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in Belgium for the dead of the First World War, located in the village of Ploegsteert in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing and Hyde Park Corner Cemetery.

Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing

Garden

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial in Belgium for missing soldiers of World War I. It commemorates men from the Allied Powers who fought on the northern Western Front outside the Ypres Salient and whose graves are unknown.

Hyde Park Corner Cemetery

Cemetery

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Hyde Park Corner Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in Belgium for the dead of the First World War, located in the village of Ploegsteert in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.

Strand Military Cemetery

Cemetery

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Strand Military Cemetery is situated 560 metres south of Berks Cemetery Extension.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ploegsteert and Wulverghem.

Ploegsteert

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Ploegsteert is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Comines-Warneton, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the most westerly settlement of Wallonia.

Wulverghem

Village

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Wulverghem is a Belgian village. It is the smallest village in the Heuvelland Municipality, with 260 people, and a total area of 350 hectares. Wulverghem is situated 3 km northwest of Berks Cemetery Extension.