Perth (China Wall) Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
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Perth (China Wall) Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.
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Perth (China Wall) | |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
Used for those deceased 1914–1917 | |
Established | November 1914 |
Location | 50°50′32″N 02°55′19″E near |
Designed by | Sir Edwin Lutyens |
Total burials | 2791 |
Burials by nation | |
Allies of World War I:
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Burials by war | |
World War I: 2791 | |
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com |
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The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.[1]