COLNE VALLEY CEMETERY
Ieper
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Take N369 toward Diksmuide, right into Brugstraat, over bridge and bear right into Langemarkseweg, at the next crossroads turn right and the cemetery is 0.5km on right. The cemetery is well signposted from the road.
This cemetery was started in July 1915 by men of the Territorial battalions of 49th (West Riding) Division. It is one of a group of three small, pretty battlefield cemeteries in this small area, the other two, visible from outside the cemetery are; Dragoon Camp and Welsh (Caesar’s Nose) cemetery. Colne Valley was the name of a trench in this area, others such as Huddersfield Road and Skipton Road all bear witness to the Division’s home area. The cemetery remained in use until February 1916.
CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 47; Total burials 47
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