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Tyne Cot Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world, located near Passchendaele. It was established in October 1917 and contains over 11,000 graves of soldiers who died during the First World War. The site was strategically important during the Battle of Passchendaele and was used as an advanced dressing station after its capture by the 3rd Australian Division on 4 October 1917. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and includes an impressive Cross of Sacrifice, built on a former German bunker. The cemetery was significantly expanded after the Armistice to include graves from nearby battlefields and smaller cemeteries.

Tyne Cot Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world, located near Passchendaele. It was established in October 1917 and contains over 11,000 graves of soldiers who died during the First World War. The site was strategically important during the Battle of Passchendaele and was used as an advanced dressing station after its capture by the 3rd Australian Division on 4 October 1917. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and includes an impressive Cross of Sacrifice, built on a former German bunker. The cemetery was significantly expanded after the Armistice to include graves from nearby battlefields and smaller cemeteries.

A poignant anecdote about Tyne Cot Cemetery concerns the father and son, Lieutenant Colonel Harry Moorhouse and Captain Ronald Moorhouse. Both served with the 4th Battalion, the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, and were killed within an hour of each other during the Third Battle of Ypres. Harry Moorhouse was seeking medical attention for his badly wounded son when he himself was killed. Their bodies were never recovered, but their names are immortalised on the Tyne Cot Memorial.

The "Gefallene Landschaftsmarkierung" derives its name from its German origins and thus represents two different meanings: on the one hand as an indication for the fallen soldiers, on the other hand the work provides a clear landscape beacon. (info: website 'Invisible landscape' - https://www.onzichtbaarlandschap.be/ ) It is one of the 24 works of art spread and visible in the Westhoek)

Tyne Cot Cemetery, located in Passchendaele, Flanders, is the largest British military cemetery on the European mainland. This impressive First World War memorial contains the graves of thousands of soldiers who died in the Battle of Passchendaele. The serene and expansive Tyne Cot fields, with rows of white gravestones and the impressive Cross of Sacrifice, offer a poignant place for reflection and tribute. The visitor centre tells the stories of the soldiers and makes history tangible for every visitor.

Today it is believed that the name of the “Teerlingbos” at Passchendaele, located behind the old cheese factory, towards Tyne Cot Cemetery, comes from its square shape (terling shape). A legend also tells that there used to be a castle or walled farm in the forest. One night the castle sank completely into the water and nothing was ever found again. In any case, today a piece of the wall can still be seen in the approximately 2 hectare forest. The poet may also allude to this with his words “giant earthwork” and “stone intestines”. In earlier times, the Teerlingbos also frequently featured in ghost and witch stories. During the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917, there was very hard fighting in and around the grove that forms the border with “Het Rozeveld”. On October 4 there was the successful attack by the Anzac troops (Australians and New Zealanders). During the capture of “Berlin Wood” (as that is what the Allies called the forest), the New Zealanders of the 3rd Canterbury Battalion recorded 250 losses, of which 50 were killed, when they attacked some very well-defended German bunkers (on and around the Baelen farm, now Vandecandelaere) bumped. The memorial for the New Zealand Division on the corner of the 's Graventafel crossroads pays tribute to the many Kiwis who died in the Battle of Passchendaele.

Before visiting Tyne Cot Cemetery, it is best to take some time to get to know the reception building – experience area. In various educational ways, visitors will be introduced to the horror of the Battle of Passchendaele. Tyne Cot Cemetery is the largest British military cemetery on the European mainland.

Before visiting Tyne Cot Cemetery, it is best to take some time to get acquainted with the reception building - experience space. As a visitor, you will become acquainted with the horror of the Battle of Passchendaele in various educational ways. Tyne Cot Cemetery is the largest British military cemetery on the European mainland.