Category Archives: Belgian War Memorials

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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The Belgian Sector Part Four – Nieuwpoort Communal Cemetery

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Magicfingers

Nieuwpoort Communal Cemetery hosts three separate CWGC plots, two of which contain First World War burials.  The Cross of Sacrifice, visible in the photograph above, is sited in Plot I.

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The Belgian Sector Part Three – Nieuwpoort: The Yser Memorial

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Magicfingers

The Yser Memorial remembers the men of the Belgian Army who lost their lives during the Great War.

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A Tour of the Messines Ridge Part Thirteen – Wytschaete (Wijtschate) War Memorial

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Magicfingers

A winter’s day in Wytschaete.  In June 1917 this scene would have been one of utter devastation.

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