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| '''Ploegsteert Wood''' was a sector of the ] in ] in ], part of the ]. After fighting here in late ] and early ] it became a quiet sector where no major actions took place. Units were sent here to recuperate and retrain after tougher fighting elsewhere and before returning to take part in more active operations. | |||
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| '''Ploegsteert Wood''' was a sector of the ] in ] in ], part of the ]. It is located around the ] ] of ], ]. | |||
| After fierce fighting in late 1914 and early 1915, Ploegsteert Wood became a quiet sector where no major action took place. Units were sent here to recuperate and retrain after tougher fighting elsewhere, and before returning to take part in more active operations. British ] referred to Ploegsteert Wood as "''Plugstreet Wood''". From January to May 1916, ] served in the area as Commanding Officer (Lieutenant-Colonel) of the 6th Battalion of the ]. | |||
| British ] referred to it as "Plugstreet Wood". There is now a memorial and a small war cemetery there. | |||
| There are numerous ] (CWGC) cemeteries and memorials around the wood, including the ] and the ] with the ]. The Ploegsteert Memorial commemorates more than 11,000 British and Empire servicemen who died during the First World War and have no known grave. It is one of several CWGC Memorials to the Missing along the ]. Those lost within the ] without a known grave are commemorated at the ] and ], while the missing of ] and ] are honoured on separate memorials. | |||
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| * {{Find a Grave cemetery|2150660|Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery}} | |||
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50°44′13″N 2°53′59″E / 50.73694°N 2.89972°E / 50.73694; 2.89972
Ploegsteert Wood was a sector of the Western Front in Flanders in World War I, part of the Ypres Salient. It is located around the Belgian village of Ploegsteert, Wallonia.
After fierce fighting in late 1914 and early 1915, Ploegsteert Wood became a quiet sector where no major action took place. Units were sent here to recuperate and retrain after tougher fighting elsewhere, and before returning to take part in more active operations. British Tommies referred to Ploegsteert Wood as "Plugstreet Wood". From January to May 1916, Winston Churchill served in the area as Commanding Officer (Lieutenant-Colonel) of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
There are numerous Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cemeteries and memorials around the wood, including the Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) CWGC Cemetery and the Berks CWGC Cemetery Extension with the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing. The Ploegsteert Memorial commemorates more than 11,000 British and Empire servicemen who died during the First World War and have no known grave. It is one of several CWGC Memorials to the Missing along the Western Front. Those lost within the Ypres Salient without a known grave are commemorated at the Menin Gate and Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, while the missing of New Zealand and Newfoundland are honoured on separate memorials.
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Comines-Warneton municipality, Belgium | |
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