Memorial: |
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Reference/ Panel Number:
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Panel 8 and 12
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Location: |
Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of
West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on
the road to Menin and Courtrai, and bears the names of men who were lost
without trace during the defence of the Ypres Salient in the First World
War.
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Historical Information: |
A description of the Memorial and an account of
the military operations in the Ypres Salient is contained in a separate
Introductory part to the Registers. |