Elverdinge is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. The village is part of the municipality of Ypres (Dutch: leper). [1]
In World War I, the village was part of the Ypres Salient, a bulge in the front lines around Ypres in WWI, created in late 1914 after the front stabilised and the Allied and German armies dug in around the town. [2]
There are 5 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemeteries in Elverdinge:
- Bleuet Farm Cemetery
- Canada Farm Cemetery
- Ferme-Olivier Cemetery
- Hagle Dump Cemetery
- Hospital Farm Cemetery.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ieper Municipality". Alda Europe. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. (n.d.). The Ypres Salient [PDF]. Retrieved from https://web.viu.ca/davies/H482.WWI/CWGC.Ypres%20Salient.pdf
50°53′00″N 2°49′00″E / 50.88333°N 2.81667°E
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