Ypres was the site of 3 major battles during World War 1 and saw some of the heaviest fighting on the Western Front. It was where the first gas attack occurred and was the location of the battles of Passchendaele. Over 100,000 names are contained in the 3 cemeteries around Ypres that commemorate those who died in the battles, including the Menin Gate memorial and Tyne Cot Cemetery which contain 40,000 and 20,000 names respectively.

1. Ypres
• A town AND Area

2. 3 Major Battles of Ypres
• In Flanders Fields
• First Gas Attack
• Passendale

3. Menin Gate

6. Was to be 40,000 names

7. Tyne Cot Cemetery Was to contain 20,000 names

8. Buttes New British Cemetery
Over a 100,000 names in the 3 cemeteries