Brandhoek New Military Number 3 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Brandhoek New Military Cemetery Number 3 is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.

Brandhoek New Military No 3
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Used for those deceased 1917–1918
Established	August 1917
Location	50°51′06″N 02°47′16″E near  Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
Designed by	Sir Reginald Blomfield
Total burials	975
Burials by nation
Allies of World War I: United Kingdom: 852 Australia: 46 Canada: 54 New Zealand: 18 South Africa: 5
Burials by war
World War I: 975
Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com

The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.^[1]

The cemetery

Foundation

The cemetery was begun by the British in August 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele to replace the nearby Brandhoek New Military Cemetery.^[2]

The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield,^[2] with the gates being presented by the father of Lt AH Strutt, one of the soldiers buried within.^[3]