Poelcapelle British Cemetery

Poelcapelle British Cemetery was established after the war by the consolidation of scattered graves from the surrounding battlefields and by the clearance of small cemeteries that were brought here. The vast majority of the victims fell in the second half of 1917, especially in October, but you will also find many graves of victims from 1914 and 1915. A total of 7478 Commonwealth war dead from the First World War are commemorated here. Of these, more than 6200 are unidentified. Remarkable in the cemetery are two headstones that stand next to each other. One is the gravestone of Thomas Carthy, who was the oldest casualty of his regiment. Next to him lies John Condon, buried with the inscription 'age 14'. He is said to be the youngest casualty on the British side, although recent research has suggested that there may have been an error here and that Condon would be 18 years old.

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Contact details:
- Poelcapelle British Cemetery
- Brugseweg (Direction Bruges, 500m outside the village center), 8920 Langemark-Poelkapelle
- Tel: +32 57 49 09 41
- E-Mail: toerisme@langemark-poelkapelle.be
- Web: www.langemark-poelkapelle.be

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