Lone Tree Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Lone Tree Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front in Belgium. It is located at Spanbroekmolen, on one of the highest points of the Messines Ridge.
Lone Tree Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Spanbroekmolen is a small group of farms in Heuvelland, a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The hamlet is sited on one of the highest points of the Messines Ridge, in between the villages of Kemmel, Wijtschate and Wulvergem.
View of the Messines Ridge with the Spanbroekmolen site; the crater of the British mine fired on 7 June 1917 is in the wooded area behind the farm on the right.
C. G. Martin, VC
Plan of the British deep mine fired at Spanbroekmolen on 7 June 1917. The abandoned branch gallery and several German counter-mines (Erich, Ewald, Elsa, Frieda) are clearly visible.
Spanbroekmolen crater in November 2009.