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Category Archives: Boesinghe
A Tour of Boesinghe Part Nine – Lizerne Demarcation Stone & Belgian Carabiniers Plaque
A mile and a half north of Boesinghe we find ourselves in the centre of the little village of Lizerne, about 900 hundred yards west of the Yser Canal, where, at the crossroads at its centre, another Demarcation Stone shows … Continue reading
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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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A Tour of Boesinghe Part Seven – Boesinghe Demarcation Stone, Klene Berta & Boesinghe Château
Arriving in the centre of Boesinghe, our attention turns briefly to 1918, as we spot another of the nineteen Demarcation Stones that can still be found in Belgium to this day.
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A Tour of Boesinghe Part Six – Boesinghe Railway Bridge
Two thirds of a mile due north of Talana Farm Cemetery, we find ourselves at the railway station in the southern outskirts of Boesinghe, this view looking west.
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A Tour of Boesinghe Part Five – Talana Farm Cemetery
Let’s return to our Boesinghe Tour. As the road winds its way ever nearer Boesinghe, this signpost points across the fields to Talana Farm Cemetery.
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A Tour of Boesinghe Part Four – Bard Cottage Cemetery
A few hundred yards north of Essex Farm our next stop, Bard Cottage Cemetery, is the largest cemetery we shall visit on this tour.
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A Tour of Boesinghe Part Three – Essex Farm Cemetery (Part Three)
Essex Farm Cemetery, late summer 2017.
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