Railway Chateau Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Railway Chateau Cemetery[1] (referred to as Railway Chateau British Cemetery on the entrance stone) is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in Belgium in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.

Railway Chateau Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Used for those deceased 1914–1916
Established1914
Location50°51′13″N 02°51′24″E
near 
Designed byW H Cowlishaw
Total burials105
Unknowns
6
Burials by nation
Burials by war
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com and CWGC

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.[2]

Foundation

This small cemetery was originally established as Augustine Street Cabaret Cemetery in November 1914. It was also known as L.4 Post Cemetery.[1]

The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.

References

  1. Commonwealth War Graves Commission, accessed 30 December 2007
  2. First World War, accessed 19 August 2006
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