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Category Archives: Belgian War Memorials
Mechelen War Memorial
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
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St. Jean War Memorial
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
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
The war memorial in the village of Broodseinde, just a few hundred yards north east of the much larger town of Zonnebeke.
Klerken War Memorial
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
The Belgian Sector Addendum 1 – Koksijde War Memorial
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.
The Belgian Sector Part Ten – Oud-Stuivekens
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.