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Prowse Point Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front in Belgium. 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.〔(First World War ), accessed 19 August 2006〕 ==Foundation== The cemetery is on the site of a stand made by the 1st Battalions of the Hampshire Regiment and Somerset Light Infantry in October 1914. Major (later Brigadier-General) Charles Prowse displayed heroism at this stand and the site (and thus cemetery) was named after him.〔Bourne, John ''Charles Bertie Prowse'' in the (Lions Led by Donkeys Archive ), University of Birmingham, undated, accessed 27 September 2007〕 This makes the cemetery unique on the Salient for being named after an individual.〔(Commonwealth War Graves Commission ), accessed 27 September 2007〕 The cemetery was begun in November 1914 and continued to be used until fighting moved beyond the Ploegsteert area in April 1918.〔(WW1Cemeteries.com ), accessed 27 September 2007〕 The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.〔 Notable graves include Sergeant W A Connor of the Royal Berkshire Regiment, who was awarded the French Croix de guerre.〔(Wereledoorlog I in de Westhoek record on W A Connor ), accessed 27 September 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prowse Point Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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