Poperinge Communal Cemetery
Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
About
-
- Cemetery ID:
Members have Contributed
Advertisement
Photos
Historical Information: The town of Poperinghe (now Poperinge) was of great importance during the First World War because, although occasionally bombed or bombarded at long range, it was the nearest place to Ypres (now Ieper) which was both considerable in size and reasonably safe. It was at first a centre for casualty clearing stations, but by 1916 it became necessary to move these units further back and field ambulances took their places. The earliest Commonwealth graves in the town are in the communal cemetery, which was used from October 1914 to March 1915. The Old Military Cemetery was made in the course of the First Battle of Ypres and was closed, so far as Commonwealth burials are concerned, at the beginning of May 1915. The New Military Cemetery was established in June 1915. The communal cemetery contains 22 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
No. of Identified Casualties: 21
Historical Information: The town of Poperinghe (now Poperinge) was of great importance during the First World War because, although occasionally bombed or bombarded at long range, it was the nearest place to Ypres (now Ieper) which was both considerable in size and reasonably safe. It was at first a centre for casualty clearing stations, but by 1916 it became necessary to move these units further back and field ambulances took their places. The earliest Commonwealth graves in the town are in the communal cemetery, which was used from October 1914 to March 1915. The Old Military Cemetery was made in the course of the First Battle of Ypres and was closed, so far as Commonwealth burials are concerned, at the beginning of May 1915. The New Military Cemetery was established in June 1915. The communal cemetery contains 22 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
No. of Identified Casualties: 21
Nearby cemeteries
Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
- Total memorials431
- Percent photographed100%
- Percent with GPS1%
Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
- Total memorials693
- Percent photographed91%
- Percent with GPS8%
Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
- Total memorials5
- Percent photographed60%
- Percent with GPS0%
Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
- Total memorials1k+
- Percent photographed97%
- Percent with GPS1%
- Added: 14 Apr 2006
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2173312
Cemetery Photos
This is a carousel with slides. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel.
Success
Uploading...
Waiting...
Failed
This photo was not uploaded because this cemetery already has 20 photos
This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this cemetery
This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this cemetery
Invalid File Type
Birth and death years unknown.
1 photo picked...
2 photos picked...
Uploading 1 Photo
Uploading 2 Photos
1 Photo Uploaded
2 Photos Uploaded
Size exceeded
Too many photos have been uploaded
"Unsupported file type"
• ##count## of 0 memorials with GPS displayed. Double click on map to view more.No cemeteries found