0
documented records
≈ 120–230
approx. capacity (graves)
5,830 m²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Essex Farm Cemetery lies north of Ypres between Diksmuidseweg and the Ypres canal, at the John McCrae Memorial Site. It was begun by a medical unit established here in 1915, and the poem In Flanders Fields was written nearby at an advanced dressing station. The cemetery holds 1,199 First World War servicemen buried or commemorated, 102 of them unidentified. The 49th (West Riding) Division Memorial stands at its eastern boundary. To get in touch, call +32 57 23 92 20 or visit inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be.
Read more in our story: How to Find the Grave of a First World War Soldier
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 50.870949° N, 2.873380° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Bard Cottage Cemetery 690 m away · Ieper
- Duhallow ADS Cemetery 820 m away · Ieper
- La Belle Alliance Cemetery 1.4 km away · Ieper
- Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery & Extension 1.5 km away · Ieper
- Talana Farm Cemetery 1.5 km away · Ieper
- La Brique Military Cemetery #02 1.6 km away · Ieper
- Colne Valley Military Cemetery 1.6 km away · Ieper
- La Brique Military Cemetery #01 1.7 km away · Ieper
- New Irish Farm Cemetery 1.7 km away · Ieper
- Brielen Churchyard 1.8 km away · Ieper
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How big is Essex Farm Cemetery?
Essex Farm Cemetery covers about 5,830 m² (1.4 acres), about the size of a soccer field. It is the 183rd largest of the 503 cemeteries we list in West Flanders.