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Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium, World War I, c1918-1919.Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers

Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium, World War I, c1918-1919.Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers

2-365-005 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium, World War I, c1918-1919. The cemetery stands on the spot Where 20,000 British soldiers fell attacking German positions during the Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) in 1917. The cemetery gets its name from the description by the Northumberland Fusiliers of the German pillboxes as being similar in shape to tyne cots, Tyneside workers' cottages. It is the biggest Commonwealth war cemetery in the world, with 11,954 graves. Stereoscopic card detail.

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Creator
  1. Realistic Travels Publishers, attributed to: British: Photographers, publishers, publisher, publishing company
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Belgium Flanders West Flanders Passendale

  1. 50 54 02 N , 003 01 15 E
Category Hierarchy

History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

Locations & Buildings Other

Society & Culture Death & Burial

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4060x4303
File Size : 51,183kb

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  1. 0580022599
  1. 2-365-005
  1. 2365005
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