Category Archives: Belgian War Memorials

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.

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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.

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The Road to Passchendaele Addendum – Broodseinde War Memorial

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Magicfingers

The war memorial in the village of Broodseinde, just a few hundred yards north east of the much larger town of Zonnebeke.

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Klerken War Memorial

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Magicfingers

While we’re in the area, this is the small town of Klerken (Clercken, as was), situated about three miles north west of Houthulst Forest, half way between Houthulst itself and the town of Diksmuide, where we paid a visit a … Continue reading →

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The Belgian Sector Addendum 1 – Koksijde War Memorial

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Magicfingers

About four miles to the west of Nieuport (now Nieuwpoort) along the channel coast, Coxyde (now Koksijde) war memorial remembers the fallen, civilian and military, of both World Wars.

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The Belgian Sector Part Ten – Oud-Stuivekens

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Magicfingers

As we near Diksmuide, the chapel and observation post at Oud-Stuivekens, just half a mile west of the Yser, are well worth a visit.

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The Belgian Sector Part Eight – Pervijze

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Magicfingers

Pervijze Church, the CWGC notice on the pillar to the right signifying that a Commonwealth War Grave can be found in the churchyard.

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