Buffs Road Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.

Buffs Road
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Entrance marker
Used for those deceased 1917–1918
EstablishedJuly 1917
Location50°52′36″N 02°54′58″E / 50.87667°N 2.91611°E / 50.87667; 2.91611
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Designed byA J S Hutton
Total burials289
Burials by nation
Burials by war
Official nameFunerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, vi
Designated2023 (45th session)
Reference no.1567-FL15
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com

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

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The Cross of Sacrifice or "War Cross"

The cemetery, named after the nickname of a nearby small lane,[2] was founded in July 1917 by the 12th, 13th and 14th Royal Sussex Regiment and the Royal Artillery.[3] After the armistice, the cemetery was enlarged by concentrating battlefield graves and that of one officer buried in Brielen Churchyard in 1915,[3] whilst one Belgian soldier was removed.[2]

The cemetery was designed by A J S Hutton.[3]

References

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  1. ^ First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
  2. ^ a b "Buffs Road Cemetery". ww1cemeteries.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  3. ^ a b c "CWGC :: Cemetery Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
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