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."

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Essex Farm Cemetery canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
World War I military cemetery
associatedWith John McCrae
poem "In Flanders Fields"
cemeteryType military cemetery
conflict World War I
country Belgium
era 20th century
frontSector Ypres Salient
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
Rifleman A. Age 15 (one of youngest British casualties)
Valentine Joe Strudwick
hasNumberOfBurials 1200+
hasNumberOfIdentifiedBurials ~103
hasNumberOfUnknownBurials ~790
hasPrimaryBurialNationality Canada
United Kingdom
hasSiteFeature Cross of Sacrifice
Stone of Remembrance
advanced dressing station remains
concrete bunkers
hasVisitorAccess open to the public
locatedIn West Flanders
Ypres
locatedNear Yser Canal
linked to: Yser River
maintainedBy Commonwealth War Graves Commission
namedAfter Essex Farm
nearbyCity Ieper
nearbyRoad N369
nearbyUnit Canadian Field Artillery
Canadian medical units
operatedBy British Army medical services
ownedBy Commonwealth War Graves Commission
partOf Ypres Salient cemeteries
region Flanders
tourismType battlefield tourism site
usedFrom 1915
usedUntil 1917

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Flanders Fields contains Essex Farm Cemetery
Flanders Fields memorials hasPart Essex Farm Cemetery
Ieper hasNearbyWarCemetery Essex Farm Cemetery