| Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
_Memorial&sq=&lang=&file=File:Messines_Ridge_memorial_entrance_3035100372.JPG) The Cross of Sacrifice on top of the circular memorial near the entrance to Messines Ridge British Cemetery | |
| For New Zealand Expeditionary Force | |
| Location | 50°45′54″N 02°53′27″E / 50.76500°N 2.89083°E Mesen, Belgium |
| Designed by | Charles Holden |
Here are recorded the names of officers and men of New Zealand who fell in or near Messines in 1917 and 1918 and whose graves are known only to God. | |
| Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. | |
The Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial is a World War I memorial, located in Messines Ridge British Cemetery, near the town of Mesen, Belgium. The memorial lists 827 officers and men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force with no known grave who died in or near Messines in 1917 and 1918.[1] This period included the Battle of Messines.
- ^ Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 22 February 2011