La Belle Alliance Cemetery

WWI CWGC cemetery in Boezinge, Belgium

La Belle Alliance

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Used for those deceased 1916–1918
Established| February 1916
Location| 50°52′34″N 02°53′38″E﻿ / ﻿50.87611°N 2.89389°E﻿ / 50.87611; 2.89389
near

Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium

Designed by| J R Truelove
Total burials| 60
Burials by nation

Allies of World War I:

* United Kingdom: 60

Burials by war

World War I: 60

Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com

La Belle Alliance Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Ieper) in Belgium 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[edit]

The cemetery's Cross of Sacrifice

The cemetery, named after a nearby farmhouse,[2] was established by the 10th and 11th King's Royal Rifle Corps in February 1916.[3] It was used until March, then opened again in July 1917. It closed in August of that year.[2]

The cemetery was designed by J R Truelove.[3]

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
* La Belle Alliance Cemetery at Find a Grave

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Ypres municipality, Belgium

* Artillery Wood
* Bard Cottage Cemetery
* Bedford House
* Blauwepoort Farm
* Brandhoek
* Military
* New
* No 3
* Buffs Road
* Chester Farm
* Dickebusch
* Old
* New
* Divisional Collecting Post
* Divisional
* Duhallow ADS
* Elzenwalle Brasserie
* Essex Farm Cemetery
* First DCLI, The Bluff
* Hedge Row Trench
* Hooge Crater
* La Belle Alliance
* La Brique
* Larch Wood (Railway Cutting)
* Menin Road South
* Mud Corner
* New Irish Farm
* Oxford Road
* Perth (China Wall)
* Potijze
* Burial Ground
* Château Lawn and Grounds
* Château Wood
* RE Grave Railway Wood
* Railway Chateau
* Ramparts (Lille Gate)
* Ridge Wood
* Spoilbank
* Track "X"
* Tuileries
* Voormezeele Enclosures
* White House
* Wieltje Farm
* Woods
* Ypres
* Reservoir
* Town
* Zillebeke Churchyard

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