Suffolk Cemetery
WWI CWGC cemetery in Ypres, Belgium
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Suffolk Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in Kemmel in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.
| Suffolk | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
| |
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| Used for those deceased 1915–1918 | |
| Established | 1915 |
| Location | 50°48′13″N 02°50′39″E near |
| Designed by | J R Truelove |
| Total burials | 47 |
Unknowns | 8 |
| Burials by nation | |
| Burials by war | |
World War I: 47 | |
| Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com and CWGC | |
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
The cemetery was founded by Commonwealth troops in March and April 1915. It was then disused, except for one 1917 burial, until October 1918.[2]
The cemetery was founded under the name "Cheapside Cemetery" by the Suffolk Regiment. The October 1918 burials were of soldiers from the York and Lancaster Regiment who had been killed the previous April.[3]
The cemetery was designed by J R Truelove[2] who also worked on the Tyne Cot memorial to the missing.[4]