page_title: List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Flanders
section_title: Yser Area
hierarchical_section_title: List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Flanders / WW I memorials in West Flanders / Yser Area
caption_attribution_description: English: Diksmuide (Belgium): Town hall with belfry, the monument of General Jacques de Dixmude, and (in the background) the St Niklaas church Nederlands: Diksmuide (België): het stadhuis met belfort, het monument voor generaal Jacques de Dixmude, en op de achtergrond de Sint-Niklaaskerk Français&#160;: Diksmuide (Belgique): l'hôtel de ville avec le beffroi, le monument du général Jacques de Dixmude, et à l'arrière-plan l'église Saint-Nicolas
context_page_description: This list of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Flanders describes some of the war cemeteries and memorials erected in Flanders to mark events there during World War I. By the end of 1914 the Western Front ran from Nieuwpoort on the North Sea Coast to the Swiss Border. After the war, many memorials were erected in and along the area through which the front line had run, and below is a record of some of these memorials. Most of the war memorials in Flanders can be found in the Province of West Flanders, which comprises the arrondissements of Bruges, Diksmuide, Ypres, Kortrijk, Ostend, Roeselare, Tielt and Veurne.
context_section_description: There are many monuments and memorials in this sector which celebrate the Battle of the Yser and other events. These include -
caption: Monument of General Jacques de Dixmude
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