POTIJZE CHATEAU
LAWN CEMETERY
Ieper
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: From 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 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). At the crossroads in the village turn right onto the N345 Potijzestraat, follow this road to the crossroads and go left into Zonnebeekseweg, the cemeteries are located on the left hand side by the cross roads.
Potijze was within the British lines throughout almost all of the war. The Chateau was used as an Advanced Dressing Station and was eventually destroyed by shellfire; all these three cemeteries were built on, or in the grounds of the remains of the Chateau. Potijze Chateau Lawn Cemetery was used from April 1915 to December 1915 and then from July 1917 through to October 1918. This cemetery is separated from Grounds Cemetery by a path.
CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 191; Canada 22; Australia 4; South Africa 9; Germany 3; Total Burials: 229
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