Potijze Château Lawn and Grounds Cemeteries

Potijze Château Lawn and Grounds Cemeteries
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Used for those deceased 1915–1918
Established	1915
Location	50°51′41.0″N 02°54′54.1″E near  Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
Designed by	Sir Reginald Blomfield
Total burials	477 (Grounds) 229 (Lawn)
Unknowns	111 (Grounds)
Burials by nation
Allied Powers: (Grounds/Lawn) United Kingdom 399/191 Australia 25/4 Canada 49/22 New Zealand 2/0 South Africa 1/9 Central Powers: (Grounds/Lawn) Germany: 1/3
Burials by war
World War I: 706
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com [1][2] and the CWGC [3][4]

Potijze Château Lawn and Grounds Cemeteries are Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial grounds for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.

The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.[1]

Foundation

These adjoining cemeteries are two of four in and around the site of the former Potijze Château.[2] The château was behind Allied lines for most of the war and served as an Advanced Dressing Station.[3] The château was destroyed by German artillery fire.[4]

The cemeteries were extended after the war by concentration of battlefield graves and small cemeteries from the north-east of Ypres.[5][6]

The cemeteries were designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.

See also

• Potijze Burial Ground Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
• Potijze Château Wood Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

References

1. First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
2. WW1Cemeteries.com Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 28 December 2007]
3. Commonwealth War Graves Commission accessed 28 December 2007
4. firstworldwar.com, accessed 28 December 2007
5. Commonwealth War Graves Commission on Potijze Château Lawn, accessed 28 December 2007
6. Commonwealth War Graves Commission on Potijze Château Grounds, accessed 28 December 2007

External links

• Lawn: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
• Grounds: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
• Potijze Chateau Lawn Cemetery at Find a Grave
• Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery at Find a Grave