Perth (China Wall) Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
| Perth (China Wall) | |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1914–1917 | |
| Established | November 1914 |
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50°50′32″N 02°55′19″E / 50.84222°N 2.92194°E near Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Designed by | Sir Edwin Lutyens |
| Total burials | 2791 |
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| Burials by war | |
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World War I: 2791
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| Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com | |
Perth (China Wall) Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (now Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.
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.
The cemetery was begun in 1914 by French troops and adopted by the 2nd Scottish Rifles in June 1917. A front line cemetery, it was called Perth (as the predecessors of the 2nd Scottish Rifles were raised in Perth), China Wall (from the communication trench known as the Great Wall of China), or Halfway House Cemetery and was in use until October 1917. At the time of the armistice, it was a small cemetery of some 130 graves. It was expanded dramatically by concentration of graves from smaller cemeteries. The French element was also expanded, although these 158 graves have since been removed entirely.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
This cemetery contains the burial places of two Victoria Cross recipients namely:
The cemetery also contains the burial places of seven soldiers executed by their own side for cowardice or desertion:
On 7 November 2006, the British government reversed its previous decision and announced a pardon for all soldiers executed in the Great War.
The following cemeteries were concentrated into Perth (China Wall):
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