This unique German site is located between the villages of Wijtschate and Voormezele. The site consists of two mine...
The Pool of Peace (or Lone Tree Crater) in Wijtschate is now a peaceful reminder of the great Mine Battle of June 1917....
Spanbroek mill - 'molen' is the Dutch word for 'mill' - stood to the south-west of the village of Wijtschate. The cemetery...
Lone Tree Cemetery is located close to the Lone Tree crater (also known as the of Spanbroekmolen crater), one of the 19...
Wijtschate was in French and British hands until 1 November 1914; from June 1917 to April 1918; and from 28 September 1918...
Cabin Hill Cemetery was opened in June 1917 by the British 11th Division and continued to serve as a frontline burial...
Torreken Farm Cemetery was started in June 1917 by the 5th Dorset Regiment and remained in use as a frontline cemetery...
Somer Farm Cemetery No. 1 was first started in June 1917 and remained in use until March 1918. It was reopened for new...
The Oosttaverne Line was a German defensive line running north from the River Leie (Lys) to the Ieper-Komen...
Croonaert chapel once stood on the road between Voormezele and Wijtschate. The cemetery is situated some 150 metres to the...
From 1916 onwards, the Allies attempted to undermine the German positions on the Wijtschate-Mesen ridge. The Germans knew...
There are 1,002 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery, of whom 673 are...
