The Western Front Today - Bridge House Cemetery
Bridge House cemetery, in the Ypres Salient approximately one mile from St. Julien, is named after a nearby farmhouse. It contains just 49 burials, 45 of which are from the U.K. plus a further 4 unknown burials; most of those buried are from the 59th (North Midland) Division.
The cemetery was begun during the Third Battle of Ypres in September 1917.
Film Footage of Bridge House Cemetery
References:
Before Endeavours Fade, Rose E.B. Coombs, After the Battle 1994
Major & Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide - Ypres Salient, Leo Cooper 2000
The "linseed lancers" was the Anzac nickname assigned to members of the Australian Field Ambulance.
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