Wieltje Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Infobox Military Cemetery
name = Wieltje Farm
body = Commonwealth War Graves Commission


use_dates = 1917-1918
established = July 1917
designer = A J S Hutton
coordinates = coord|50|52|09|N|02|54|38|E|
nearest_town = Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
total = 116
by_country = Allies of World War I:
*United Kingdom: 113
*Canada: 1
*New Zealand: 1
Central Powers:
*Germany: 1
by_war =
World War I: 116
source = [http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/wieltjefarmcemetery.htm WW1Cemeteries.com]

Wieltje Farm Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I located near Ypres (now "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. [ [http://www.webmatters.net/belgium/ww1_friedhof_vladslo.htm First World War] , accessed 19 August 2006]

Foundation

The cemetery, named after a nearby farm,cite web|url=http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/wieltjefarmcemetery.htm|title=WIELTJE FARM CEMETERY|publisher=ww1cemeteries.com|accessdate=2008-05-04] was begun by the 2nd and 4th Gloucesters amongst others in July 1917.cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=52102&mode=1|title=CWGC :: Cemetery Details|publisher=www.cwgc.org|accessdate=2008-05-04] It was closed in October 1917.

The cemetery was designed by A J S Hutton.

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