Category Archives: Belgian War Memorials

Wervik War Memorial

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Magicfingers

Well, well, well. 

Posted in Along the River Lys: Comines, Wervik, Geluwe & Menen, Belgian War Memorials, Wervik & Wervicq-Sud | 2 Comments

Zonnebeke War Memorial

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Magicfingers

Zonnebeke war memorial, next to the church, right in the centre of town.

Posted in Belgian War Memorials, Bunkers, Museums, Zonnebeke | 8 Comments

‘The Ieper Fury’ – Ieper War Victims Monument

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Magicfingers

Aloïs De Beule’s depiction of a dead Belgian soldier, the centrepiece of the Ieper (Ypres)  War Victims Monument.

Posted in Belgian War Memorials, Ypres (Ieper) | 20 Comments

Beselare War Memorial

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Magicfingers

Dying Belgian soldier on the face of Beselare war memorial.

Posted in Belgian War Memorials | 4 Comments

Mechelen War Memorial

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Magicfingers

It’s nearing midnight in Mechelen, and thanks to some very kind locals, who didn’t seem in the least perturbed by my nocturnal mission, and despite the racket coming from a couple of deejays working a large stage set up in … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgian War Memorials | 11 Comments

St. Jean War Memorial

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Magicfingers

The crossroads in the centre of the little village of St. Jean (now Sint-Jan), almost exactly one mile north east of the Menin Gate.

Posted in Belgian War Memorials, St. Jean | 10 Comments

A Tour of Boesinghe Part Eight – Boesinghe War Memorial & Churchyard

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Magicfingers

St. Michael’s Church, totally rebuilt since the Great War, of course, stands in the centre of Boesinghe, the village war memorial in the foreground.

Posted in Belgian War Memorials, Boesinghe | 6 Comments