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Buffs Road Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium |
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| Location: North East of Ieper (Ypres), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | |
| Visited: See acknowledgement below | "Cheltonians" buried in this Cemetery: 1 |
| CWGC Cemetery Information can be viewed here | |
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"Cheltonians" buried in this Cemetery |
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Private Albert James BURNETT, 13th
Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, is buried in Row C, Grave 14 in this
cemetery.
He was killed in action on 31st July 1917 during the actions at Pilckem Ridge on the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele). He was 24 years of age. He is commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial, the Holy Trinity Church Roll of Honour, the St John's Church War Memorial and the Salem Baptist Church Roll of Honour. His parents, Mr Timothy Cleary Burnett and Mrs Elsie Annie resided at 36 Keynsham Street, Cheltenham. |