So impressive and so moving at the same time. Almost 12,000 soldiers’ graves can be found at Tyne Cot Cemetery, along with 35,000 names of soldiers without a grave that are inscribed on the walls of the Tyne Cot Memorial. This silent witness to the 1917 Battle of Passchendaele is the largest Commonwealth cemetery on mainland Europe. Discover the full, moving story in the visitors’ centre. In October 1917, Australian troops established a first-aid post here, which quickly grew into a cemetery. British troops named the place Tyne Cot after the workers’ cottages along the Tyne, a river in the north of England. A place that will not leave you cold.
