Arras British Cemetery

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cemetery
gptkbp:accessibility Open to the public
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Classical
gptkbp:area 0.5 hectares
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkb:Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission
Battle of Arras
gptkbp:celebrates Military cemetery
Soldiers from various nations
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Well maintained
gptkbp:contains gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:coordinates 50.2844° N, 2.7750° E
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Commonwealth War Graves
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Symbol of remembrance
gptkbp:dedicatedTo Commonwealth_soldiers
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Sir_Edwin_Lutyens
gptkbp:education Historical education
gptkbp:established 1916
gptkbp:features gptkb:Cross_of_Sacrifice
Gravestones
Memorial gardens
Stone of Remembrance
gptkbp:historicalContext Post_World_War_I
gptkbp:historicalEvent World_War_I_battles
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Commemorates_soldiers_of_the_British_Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arras British Cemetery
gptkbp:inscription In Memory of the Fallen
gptkbp:landmark War memorial
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arras,_France
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission
gptkbp:nearestCity Arras
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Corporal_Henry_J._Jones
gptkb:Sergeant_James_A._Brown
gptkb:Private_Edward_J._Taylor
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_George_H._H._Houghton
gptkb:Private_Charles_E._Wilson
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_McCrae
gptkb:Major_William_McRae
gptkb:Lieutenant_Arthur_W._Smith
gptkb:Private_Thomas_H._Smith
gptkb:Captain_John_McCrae
gptkb:Private_William_H._Davis
Memorial plaques
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Arras_Memorial
gptkbp:significance Commemoration of sacrifice
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Cemetery_of_the_French_and_German_soldiers
Gardens and pathways
gptkbp:totalGoals 2,651
gptkbp:typeOf War cemetery
gptkbp:visitors Commonwealth_citizens
gptkbp:visitorsPerYear Thousands