Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery
Description:
Inside the cemetery are several isolated graves of American-born individuals and U.S. citizens who served in the Canadian Army during World War I.
Address:
Zonnebeekseweg/ N332 , 8900 , Ypres , West-Vlaanderen , Vlaanderen , Belgium
The old chateau grounds at Potijze are the site of three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries containing over 850 Commonwealth burials of the First World War: Potijze Chateau Grounds, Potijze Chateau Lawn, and Potijze Chateau Wood. The Potijze Château Ground Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery established in May 1915 near a World War I dressing station at Potijze Château. It is one of four cemeteries in the area for soldiers who died of their wounds near the front lines.The cemetery is situated in the hamlet of Potyze about 2.7 km southwest of Ypres town hall, near the Zonnebeekseweg, Potijzestraat, and Kruiskalsijdestraat roundabout. Source of photo: https://en.geneanet.org
Map reference (click on pin to see Lat/Long):
50.861283 2.915212 Zonnebeekseweg/ N332
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