GUNNERS FARM MILITARY
CEMETERY

Comines-Warneton

Hainaut

Belgium

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: The cemetery lies 16km from Ieper, leave Ieper by the Lille Gate, going straight over the roundabout in the direction of Armentieres (N365) where the road changes name to Rijselseweg, continue along this road in the direction of Ploegsteert, 2km after the village of Ploegsteert is a left turn onto the Chemin de la Blanche, at the end of this road turn left onto the rue du Touquet the cemetery can be found 1km along here on the left.

Access and parking is easy.

This cemetery which takes its name from a farm that once stood opposite is a fine example of a regimental cemetery, many of the burials were made in the early years of the war. It was originally begun in July 1915 by the 9^th Essex and 7^th Suffolk Regiments (Rows A-C). It was further used by the 11th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers (Rows D-J) and the 9^th (Scottish) Division (Rows J-Q), there were a number of other burials before the cemetery was completed by service battalions of the Royal West Kent and Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiments in May and June 1916. The cemetery fell into German hands from 10^th April to 29^th September 1918, when the area was recaptured.

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CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 163; Australia 2; New Zealand 1; South Africa 9; Germany 4; Total Burials: 179

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