WOODS
CEMETERY
Ieper
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: The cemetery is 4km south east of Ieper on Verbrandemolenstraat, leave Ieper through the Lille Gate and cross the ring road towards Armentieres and Lille, the road name changes to Rijselweg, after 1km is a left turn into Komenseweg follow this road for 2.5km and take a right into Vaartstraat, after just short of 1km is the left turn into Verbrandmolenstraat, about 400 metres along on the right is the grassed path to the cemetery.
Further Information: It should be noted that this, and indeed the other two cemeteries in this group (1st D. C .L. I. and Hedge Row Trench) are set in the middle of fields, and the only access is by foot.
Parking is also extremely difficult here as there is no natural pull off in the area that will not block other road users, it is usually necessary to park well onto the grass verge, but be careful, the ground here is very wet at the best of times and there is a possibility you may get stuck. These cemeteries, whilst quite out of the way are good examples of small battlefield cemeteries.
This area for much of the war was in the front line and this can be seen by the number of British cemeteries to be found in the vicinity. The Woods Cemetery, one of three small battlefield cemeteries in this area of "The Bluff" was started in April 1915, by the 1st Bn. Dorset and the 1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment, it continued to be used until September 1917 by fighting units holding this part of the line, it was also used by Field Ambulances of their Divisions.
The cemetery contains many men from the 2nd, 3rd and 10th Canadian Battalions and the London Regiment.
CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 202; Canada 111; Australia 3; Total Burials: 326
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