Essex Farm Cemetery is located on the Ypres Canal to the north of the town. The cemetery contains the resting place of 1,200 casualties of which 1,102 are identified.
Essex Farm Cemetery | Cemetery Details | CWGC
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| Essex Farm Cemetery |
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| Essex Farm Cemetery DLI Graves |
The cemetery is located adjacent to what was an Advanced Dressing Station (ADS), one of the early parts of the medical evacuation chain. Sadly some of those lying in the cemetery died from wounds whilst at the ADS.
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| Essex Farm Advanced Dressing Station |
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| Essex Farm Advanced Dressing Station Briefing 101 Regiment RA |
In May 1915 Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae of the Canadian Army Medical Corps wrote the poem "In Flanders Field" whilst working at the Advanced Dressing Station.
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| Lt.Col. John McCrea In Flanders Field |
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| Essex Farm Cemetery In Flanders Field Museum |
