Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery
Fleurbaix, France
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Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Fleurbaix, Pas-de-Calais, France, expanded and redesigned by Sir Herbert Baker following the First World War. British soldiers of the 19th Infantry Brigade established the earliest burials here in October 1914 during the First Battle of Ypres; the site grew from 123 graves at war's end to over 350 after postwar consolidation. Described as one of Baker's most sentimental works, the rural cemetery is surrounded by a narrow moat and sheltered by weeping willows, with visitors entering via a footbridge and cottage-style gateway. The graves represent casualties from major battles including Ypres, Le Maisnil, Aubers Ridge, Loos, and Fromelles, with over two hundred burials remaining unidentified.
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- Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery
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- Fleurbaix, France
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