Essex Farm Cemetery
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Essex Farm Cemetery is a World War I military burial ground near Ypres, Belgium, known for its association with the dressing station where John McCrae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields."
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
ⓘ
World War I military cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
John McCrae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
poem "In Flanders Fields" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cemeteryType | military cemetery ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| frontSector | Ypres Salient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBurialsFrom | Commonwealth nations ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 50.873°N 2.873°E ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | war cemetery ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
memorial to "In Flanders Fields"
ⓘ
memorial to John McCrae ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial |
Private V. J. Strudwick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rifleman A. Age 15 (one of youngest British casualties) ⓘ Valentine Joe Strudwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfBurials | 1200+ ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfIdentifiedBurials | ~103 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfUnknownBurials | ~790 ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryBurialNationality |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSiteFeature |
Cross of Sacrifice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stone of Remembrance NERFINISHED ⓘ advanced dressing station remains ⓘ concrete bunkers ⓘ |
| hasVisitorAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Yser Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Commonwealth War Graves Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Essex Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Ieper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRoad | N369 ⓘ |
| nearbyUnit |
Canadian Field Artillery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian medical units ⓘ |
| operatedBy | British Army medical services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Commonwealth War Graves Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ypres Salient cemeteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | battlefield tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1915 ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1917 ⓘ |
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