Tancrez Farm Cemetery

• Country Belgium
• Total identified casualties 331 Find these casualties
• Region Hainaut
• Identified casualties from First World War
• GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.70959, Longitude: 2.90192

Location information

Tancrez Farm Cemetery is located 17 Kms south of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the Rijselseweg N365, which connects Ieper to Wijtschate and on to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. 2 Kms after the village of Ploegsteert lies the left hand turning onto Chemin de la Blanche (Witteweg). The cemetery is located by taking the first right hand turning from the Witteweg, past Motor Car Cemetery. At the end of this road the road turns to the left towards Touquet. The cemetery is located 500 metres along this road (Rue du Touquet) on the left hand side of the road.

Visiting information

ARRIVAL

The cemetery is not signposted.

PARKING

There is space for 1 vehicle to park at the front of the cemetery.

The paved area in front is brick paving with a concrete recessed drainage channel between the paving and the road.

ACCESS LAYOUT AND MAIN ENTRANCE

The cemetery burial area is rectangular, there is an open grass area in front of the cross of sacrifice once through the main gate.

The main gate is 1 metre wide and is a black, metal, mid-level (thigh height) gate with the opening latch on the top left corner. The gate opens inwards. Semi-circular stone paving is located immediately inside the gate with is level with the grass.

The Cross of Sacrifice is located between the main entrance and the burial area, surrounded by a large paved are bound by semicircular stone and brick planters. The paved area is level with the grass.

There is a brick shelter in the bottom right-hand corner of the cemetery, facing the burial area. A Semicircular paved area level with the grass is in front of the shelter. There is a single step up, 100 mm, in front of the stone seat

The Register Box is inside the cemetery mounted into the pillar on the left side at the main entrance.

All internal paths are grass, the ground is flat and firm.

ALTERNATIVE ACCESS

There is no alternative access into the cemetery.

ADDITIONAL INFOTMATION

The cemetery is permanently open.

History information

The commune of Ploegsteert remained under Allied occupation for much of the First World War, but was in German hands from 10 April to 29 September 1918.

Tancrez Farm Cemetery stands behind a rebuilt farm house which during the war housed an aid post. It was begun in December 1914 and was carried on by field ambulances and fighting units until March 1918.

The cemetery now contains 333 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. Six of the burials are unidentified but there is a special memorial to one casualty known to be buried among them. There are also two German war graves.

The cemetery was designed by Charles Holden.