| Lone Tree | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
 | |
| Used for those deceased 1916-1918 | |
| Established | 1917 |
| Location |
50°46′29.1″N 02°51′41.5″E / 50.77475°N 2.861528°E near Wijtschate, Heuvelland, Belgium |
| Designed by | JR Truelove |
| Total burials | 88 |
| Unknown burials | 9 |
| Burials by nation | |
| Burials by war | |
|
World War I: 88 | |
| Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com and CWGC | |
Lone Tree Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground 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[]
Graves in Lone Tree cemetery
The cemetery was established in 1917 at the start of the Battle of Messines.[2] Many of the burials are of men from the Royal Irish Rifles 36th (Ulster) Division[3] who died on the first day of the battle[4] when they went "over the top" early and were killed by the detonation of a British mine under Lone Tree hill.[5] Nineteen craters were blown in at the start of the battle[4] and the crater at Lone Tree still exists, although it is now marketed as a "Pool of Peace".[5]
The cemetery was designed by JR Truelove.[3]
References[]
- ↑ First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
- ↑ Michael Duffy The Western Front Today - Lone Tree Cemetery FirstWorldWar.com 22 August 2009, accessed 31 August 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 CWGC :: Cemetery Details, accessed 31 August 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 wo1.be, accessed 31 August 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 WW1Cemeteries.com, accessed 31 August 2009
External links[]
- Cemetery register: Details
- Reports
- Plans
- Photographs. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The original article can be found at Lone Tree Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and the edit history here.