Essex Farm Cemetery

Located in Boezinge, this cemetery holds around 1,200 graves from World War I, with white markers arranged in straight rows across the grounds. The site is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

The site began in 1915 as a medical aid station, where British physician John McCrae wrote his famous poem. It later became a permanent cemetery for war dead.

The name reflects the British troops buried here, and visitors see rows of white headstones that make their presence tangible today.

The cemetery is easy to reach from the northern edge of Ypres by following road N369. The grounds are freely accessible and can be visited at any time.

The cemetery holds the grave of a soldier who died at only 15 years old, among the youngest casualties of the war. His story reveals the human cost of the conflict in a particular way.

Location: Ypres

Inception: April 1915

Architects: Reginald Blomfield

Part of: Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)

Website: https://cwgc.org/find/find-cemeteries-and-memorials/15800/essex-farm-cemetery

GPS coordinates: 50.87072,2.87325

Latest update: December 8, 2025 21:01