Divisional Collecting Post Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Extension

Central Powers: Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Dutch: 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.

[1] The cemetery was established by field ambulances of the 48th (South Midland) Division and the 58th (London) Division in August 1917 and was used until January 1918.

[3] The cemetery and its extension were considered separate sites until their records were combined in 2001.

[2] The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.

The "War Cross" or Cross of Sacrifice .