Klein Vierstraat British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front in Belgium.
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.First World War, accessed 19 August 2006 The cemetery is approximately 0.3 hectares in size. The Kemmel Number 1 French Cemetery, also a First World War burial ground assigned to the United Kingdom, is located approximately 50 m to the east.
Foundation The cemetery was founded in January 1917 by fighting units and field ambulances.Commonwealth War Graves Commission accessed 28 December 2007
It was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Within the cemetery is a Cross of Sacrifice.
It was used after the Armistice to concentrate battlefield burials from Ferme Henri Pattyn Vanlaeres and Mont-Vidaigne Military cemeteries. An American soldier was buried here, but his body was later moved to Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.WW1Cemeteries.com , accessed 28 December 2007 Among those buried here is the children's illustrator and writer L. A. Hayter (I. H. 8.).
References
External links
Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery at Find a Grave