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Spanbroekmolen British 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. It is located on one of the highest points of the Messines Ridge. 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, named after a nearby windmill,〔(WW1Cemeteries.com ), accessed 31 August 2009〕 was established in summer 1917. It mainly contains burials from the first day of the Battle of Messines, plus one from the day after.〔(wo1.be ), accessed 31 August 2009〕 As in Lone Tree War Cemetery nearby, many of those buried here were from the 36th (Ulster) Division. The cemetery was destroyed in later fighting and was reconstructed after the Armistice.〔(Cemetery register ), accessed 31 August 2009〕 Six graves could not be located and a "special memorial" notes the names of the men whose graves were not found.〔 Some of the men buried here were killed by the force of the explosion of a mine placed by the British Royal Engineers.〔Michael Duffy (FirstWorldWar.com ), accessed 31 August 2009〕 The mine at Spanbroekmolen, which formed part of a series of mines under the German lines, was charged with of ammonal and set below ground, at the end of a gallery long. When detonated around 15 seconds later than planned at the start of the battle on 7 June 1917, its blast formed a crater with a diameter of and a depth of , destroying the German trenches and throwing communications into turmoil.〔(Great War 1914-1918 ), accessed 31 August 2009〕 The explosion crater, now filled with water, still exists and is called "Spanbroekmolenkrater" or "Lone Tree Crater".〔Michael Duffy (FirstWorldWar.com ), accessed 31 August 2009〕 It was acquired in 1929 by the ''Toc H'' foundation in Poperinge, today recognised as the "Pool of Peace".〔(Photo gallery: Battle of Messines Ridge ), access date 16 February 2015.〕〔(Messines ), access date 16 February 2015.〕 The cemetery was designed by J. R. Truelove.〔 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「Spanbroekmolen British Cemetery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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