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title: Soldier Tending a Grave, Ypres, 1917
author: J.W. Brooke - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21567/soldier-tending-a-grave-ypres-1917/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-02-09
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# Soldier Tending a Grave, Ypres, 1917

_Authored by J.W. Brooke - Imperial War Museums_

## Image File

[![Soldier Tending a Grave, Ypres, 1917](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21567.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21567.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph of a soldier tending the [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) of a fallen comrade near Ypres after the [Battle of Passchendaele](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2893/battle-of-passchendaele/) (October-November 1917) in Flanders, Belgium during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18).

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, J. B. -. I. W. (2026, February 05). Soldier Tending a Grave, Ypres, 1917. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21567/soldier-tending-a-grave-ypres-1917/>
### Chicago
Museums, J.W. Brooke - Imperial War. "Soldier Tending a Grave, Ypres, 1917." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 05, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21567/soldier-tending-a-grave-ypres-1917/>.
### MLA
Museums, J.W. Brooke - Imperial War. "Soldier Tending a Grave, Ypres, 1917." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Feb 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21567/soldier-tending-a-grave-ypres-1917/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205238063) by **J.W. Brooke - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 05 February 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.