BUFFS ROAD CEMETERY
St. Jean-Les-Ypres
Ieper
West-Vlaanderen
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: The station, go left along M. Fochlaan, continue to the roundabout and go right, continue again to the next roundabout and turn left into M. Haiglaan. At the next roundabout, turn right into Oude Veurnestraat, this then changes name, first to Diksmidseweg and then Brugseweg, continue on this road to and over the traffic lights to the end of the road. At the T Junction turn left (still Brugseweg), and continue along this road through Sint Jan (N313). Follow this road to the end, where you come to a junction with the N38, straight across the junction is Hogeziekenweg, after 50m the road bends sharply to the left, the cemetery is a further 150m after the bend on the right. Access and parking are easy.
"Buffs Road" was the name given by the army, to a small lane which ran just to the north of Wieltje. This cemetery was made and used by fighting units, particularly the Royal Sussex Regiment and Royal Artillery. It was later extended after the armistice with graves from the surrounding battlefields, also after the armistice the grave of a Belgian soldier was removed. The cemetery also contains the grave of a British Officer who was previously buried in Brielen Churchyard.
CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 265; Canada 10; Australia 13; South Africa 1; Total Burials: 289
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