Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial
The New Zealand Memorial in Buttes New British Cemetery commemorates the names of 378 officers and men of the New Zealand Division. These Servicemen have no known grave. They died in the battle sector of Polygon Wood from September 1917 to May 1918.
For further information about this memorial you can visit the website of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC):
Website: www.cwgc.org Buttes New British Cemetery (NZ) Memorial, Polygon Wood
Location of Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial
Latitude N 50° 51' 20" ; Longitude E 2° 59' 29"
Latitude 50.855519; Longitude 2.991372
The New Zealand Memorial is located in the southern part of Buttes New British Cemetery. This cemetery is situated in the large wood at Polygoon van Zonnebeke, approximately 3 kms south of Zonnebeke and 6 kms east of Ypres. The cemetery is at the northern corner of the wood on a lane called Lange Dreve.
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The New Zealand Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery
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Acknowledgements
Some of the memorial description and history has been sourced by kind permission of The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). For more information about the work of the commission visit the CWGC website:
Website: www.cwgc.org