Brandhoek New Military Number 3 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Infobox Military Cemetery
name = Brandhoek New Military No 3
body = Commonwealth War Graves Commission


use_dates = 1917-1918
established = August 1917
designer = Sir Reginald Blomfield
coordinates = coord|50|51|06|N|02|47|16|E|
nearest_town = Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
total = 975
by_country = Allies of World War I:
*United Kingdom: 852
*Australia: 46
*Canada: 54
*New Zealand: 18
*South Africa: 5
by_war =
World War I: 975
source = [http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/brandhoeknewmilitarycemeteryno3.htm WW1Cemeteries.com]

Brandhoek New Military Cemetery Number 3 is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I located near Ypres (now "Ieper") in Belgium 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. [ [http://www.webmatters.net/belgium/ww1_friedhof_vladslo.htm First World War] , accessed 19 August 2006]

Foundation

The cemetery was begun by the British in August 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele to replace the nearby Brandhoek New Military Cemetery.cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=14600&mode=1|title=CWGC :: Cemetery Details|publisher=www.cwgc.org|accessdate=2008-05-04]

The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, with the gates being presented by the father of Lt AH Strutt, one of the soldiers buried within. [cite web|url=http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/brandhoeknewmilitarycemeteryno3.htm|title=BRANDHOEK NEW MILITARY CEMETERY NO.3|publisher=ww1cemeteries.com|accessdate=2008-05-04]

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