Bethleem Farm West Cemetery
Mesen, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
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Visiting Information: Wheelchair access possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Department on telephone number: 01628 634221
Location Information: Bethleem Farm West cemetery is located 10 km south of Ieper town centre and 1 km south east of Mesen, on a road called the Rijselstraat, which leads from Mesen market square. (Mesen itself is located 10 km from Ieper via the N365 connecting Ieper to Armentieres). The cemetery lies 1 km beyond Mesen market place along the Rijselsestraat, on the right hand side of the road, towards a farmstead. Visitors to this site should note a short grassed access path which is unsuitable for vehicles.
Historical Information: Bethleem Farm West Cemetery was made by units of the 3rd Australian Division who captured the farm on 7 June 1917 during the Battle of Messines. It continued to be used by the 14th (Light) Division until the end of 1917. There are now 165 servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery including one casualty commemorated by special memorial whose grave in the cemetery was destroyed by shell fire. The cemetery also contains one unidentifed burial of the Second World War. The cemetery was designed by G H Goldsmith.
No. of Identified Casualties: 164
Courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Visiting Information: Wheelchair access possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Department on telephone number: 01628 634221
Location Information: Bethleem Farm West cemetery is located 10 km south of Ieper town centre and 1 km south east of Mesen, on a road called the Rijselstraat, which leads from Mesen market square. (Mesen itself is located 10 km from Ieper via the N365 connecting Ieper to Armentieres). The cemetery lies 1 km beyond Mesen market place along the Rijselsestraat, on the right hand side of the road, towards a farmstead. Visitors to this site should note a short grassed access path which is unsuitable for vehicles.
Historical Information: Bethleem Farm West Cemetery was made by units of the 3rd Australian Division who captured the farm on 7 June 1917 during the Battle of Messines. It continued to be used by the 14th (Light) Division until the end of 1917. There are now 165 servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery including one casualty commemorated by special memorial whose grave in the cemetery was destroyed by shell fire. The cemetery also contains one unidentifed burial of the Second World War. The cemetery was designed by G H Goldsmith.
No. of Identified Casualties: 164
Courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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- Added: 27 Oct 2005
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2156557
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