Brittish wargraves in Flanders

In Flanders field, were poppies blow, there are hundreds of wargraves, dedicated to the millions of soldiers from the Commonwealth, who died in Flanders fields during the two World Wars. This short video might give you an idea about the size and 'beauty' of these graveyards.

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Travel & Events

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• War
• graves
• Ieper
• Brittish
• Commonwealth

[buththay]

Thanks for posting beautiful,can anyone tell me if its the French Government that pays for the upkeep of the official war graves?. I recently visited my uncles grave in Peronne France and the graves and the grounds are immaculate.

[Neoray2006]

Hello,

It is not the French Government that pays. In fact, the soil where the graves are, are no longer Belgian territory. The ground was given to the Commonwealth and the Commonwealth also bears the costs of maintenance. Every day, there are teams of people doing the maintenance to the graves and the nature surrounding them. You will never find a graveyard abandoned or not taken care of.

[ALLDALI]

This is only 1 of the Wargraves in the Flanders Fields - there are 137 Wargraves from the commonwealth in Flanders !!!

[Neoray2006]

Yes, I don't know exactly how many there are, but there are enough of them...

[hawk670]

i go there evrey year it always brings you to tears

[theworldisyettobe]

i visited a war grave in belgium its really heart aching when u see the graves of 16,17 and older kids and

[theworldisyettobe]

each gov pays for its own graves up keep

[verliefdopkatten]

I went there a couple of years ago. It Really makes you silent.

[buththay]

Thank you for your reply,very interesting.

[pullnshoot25]

We have graves much like these in San Diego and they nearly make me cry when I see them... this is very touching, thank you for the post.