Elverdinge

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Elverdinge is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. The village is part of the municipality of Ypres (Dutch: leper). ¹

In World War I, the village was part of the Ypres Salient, a bulge in the front lines around Ypres in WWI, created in late 1914 after the front stabilised and the Allied and German armies dug in around the town. ²

There are 5 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemeteries in Elverdinge:

Bleuet Farm Cemetery
Canada Farm Cemetery
Ferme-Olivier Cemetery
Hagle Dump Cemetery
Hospital Farm Cemetery.

References

"Ieper Municipality". Alda Europe. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. (n.d.). The Ypres Salient [PDF]. Retrieved from https://web.viu.ca/davies/H482.WWI/CWGC.Ypres%20Salient.pdf

50°53′00″N 2°49′00″E / 50.88333°N 2.81667°E / 50.88333; 2.81667

[1] "Ieper Municipality". Alda Europe. Retrieved 2025-11-11.

[2] Commonwealth War Graves Commission. (n.d.). The Ypres Salient [PDF]. Retrieved from https://web.viu.ca/davies/H482.WWI/CWGC.Ypres%20Salient.pdf

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