Nieuport Memorial

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The Nieuport Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission monument in Nieuwpoort, Belgium, commemorating missing British and Commonwealth soldiers who died in the area during World War I and have no known grave.

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instanceOf Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial
war memorial
alsoKnownAs Nieuwpoort Memorial
associatedWith Royal Naval Division operations
Yser Front
category Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries and memorials in Belgium
World War I memorials in Belgium
commemorates missing British soldiers of World War I
missing Commonwealth soldiers of World War I
conflict World War I
coordinates 51.133°N 2.75°E
country Belgium
dedicatedTo forces of the British Empire
forces of the United Kingdom
designedBy William Bryce Binnie
linked to: William Binnie
hasHeritageStatus war memorial in Belgium
hasNoKnownGraveCommemorated British soldiers
Commonwealth soldiers
height approximately 20 metres
inscriptionLanguage English
Flemish
French
locatedIn West Flanders
locatedNear North Sea coast of Belgium
Yser River
location Nieuwpoort
maintainedBy Commonwealth War Graves Commission
materialUsed stone
nearestTown Nieuwpoort
numberOfCommemoratedPersons approximately 566
partOf Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials to the missing
regionServed Nieuport sector of the Western Front
unveiledBy Field Marshal Lord Plumer
King Albert I of Belgium
linked to: Albert I of Belgium
unveilingDate 1928-07-01

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Nieuwpoort hasMonument Nieuport Memorial