Category Archives: 1918 – The Advance East

Arras – 9th April 1917: A Walk to Observation Ridge

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Magicfingers

The spire of Arras church rises tallest on the horizon in this photograph, taken using the zoom, as we look west towards the city from what was once known as Observation Ridge.

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German Dispositions at Ledeghem, Summer 1918

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Magicfingers

As we are looking at maps, and having read Filip’s comment on the previous post, this extract from a map dated 11th September 1918, a month or so before the British would capture the village, shows German dispositions in and … Continue reading →

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The Advance East Part Five – Moorseele Military Cemetery

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Magicfingers

Just a few minutes drive east from Ledegem, Moorseele Military Cemetery is another burial ground now rather incongruously surrounded by a modern housing estate.

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The Advance East Part Four – Kezelberg Military Cemetery

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Magicfingers

About a mile south of Ledegem another small cemetery provides a last resting place for some of the final casualties of a long war.

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The Advance East Part Three – Ledeghem Military Cemetery

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Magicfingers

The weather is foul, the roads are closed (cycle race), and Baldrick is not in one of his better moods.  Still, we’re here, so I suggest we head for the centre of town and find our way to the cemetery … Continue reading →

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The Advance East Part Two – Dadizele Communal Cemetery

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Magicfingers

The last time we came to Dadizele (our visit to Dadizeele New British Cemetery) it was cold.  Very cold.  Beautiful, with the previous day’s snow still on the ground.  But very, very cold.  At the time I suggested that we should come back … Continue reading →

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The Advance East Part One – Dadizeele New British Cemetery

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Magicfingers

If you were to travel some seven miles or so, as the crow flies, due east of the city of  Ieper (Ypres), you would find yourself amidst the battlefields of late 1918, when British, French & Belgian troops were pushing … Continue reading →

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