The Western Front Today - Tuilleries Cemetery
Tuilleries Cemetery, located in the Ypres Salient near Hellfire Corner, was established in 1915 before being destroyed by shellfire.
It was subsequently rebuilt by the Imperial (later Commonwealth) War Graves Commission after the war.
Although the cemetery originally contained 106 U.K. and 3 French graves most of these were destroyed by shellfire. Consequently most graves located in the cemetery today are unknown.
References:
Before Endeavours Fade, Rose E.B. Coombs, After the Battle 1994
Major & Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide - Ypres Salient, Leo Cooper 2000
A Kite Balloon was an observation balloon controlled by a cable from the ground.
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