Meteren Military Cemetery

Historical  Information (Source: CWGC)

The cemetery was made in 1919 by the French authorities, who brought in Commonwealth, French and German graves from the neighbouring battlefields and from other cemeteries,

 

Meteren Military Cemetery now contains 768 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. 180 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to five casualties believed to be buried among them. There are also special memorials to one soldier buried in Meteren Churchyard, and one Indian soldier buried in Mont-des-Cats Indian Cemetery, whose graves were destroyed in later fighting. There are also 69 French burials here. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker.

 

Served with

  • United Kingdom (431)
  • Australian (95)
  • South African (26)
  • New Zealand (17)
  • Indian (15)
  • Canadian (6)

Served in

  • Army (586)
  • Air Force (4)
Meteren MC
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