Spoilbank Cemetery
Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
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Location Information: Spoilbank Cemetery is located 5 kilometres south of Ieper town centre, on the Vaartstraat, a road leading from the Rijselseweg (N365) connecting Ieper to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and by crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 3 kilometres along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Vaartstraat. The cemetery is located 1.6 km along the Vaartstraat on the left hand side of the road.
Historical Information: Spoilbank Cemetery was begun in February 1915, and used by troops holding this sector until March 1918. It was enlarged after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Ypres. The cemetery contains 520 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 125 of the burials are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 11 casualties known or believed to be buried among them. The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
No. of Identified Casualties: 395
Location Information: Spoilbank Cemetery is located 5 kilometres south of Ieper town centre, on the Vaartstraat, a road leading from the Rijselseweg (N365) connecting Ieper to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and by crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 3 kilometres along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Vaartstraat. The cemetery is located 1.6 km along the Vaartstraat on the left hand side of the road.
Historical Information: Spoilbank Cemetery was begun in February 1915, and used by troops holding this sector until March 1918. It was enlarged after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Ypres. The cemetery contains 520 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 125 of the burials are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 11 casualties known or believed to be buried among them. The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
No. of Identified Casualties: 395
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- Added: 20 Oct 2005
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2156019
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