Rifle House Cemetery
| Rifle House, Ploegsteert | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
| Used for those deceased 1914-1916 | |
| Established | November 1914 |
| Location | 50°44′09″N 02°54′04″E / 50.73583°N 2.90111°E near |
| Designed by | W H Cowlishaw |
| Total burials | 230 |
Unknowns | 2 |
| Burials by nation | |
Allied Powers:
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| Burials by war | |
World War I: 230 | |
| Official name | Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, vi |
| Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
| Reference no. | 1567-WA16 |
| Statistics source: WW1Cemeteries.com | |
Rifle House Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres 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.