Category Archives: Fromelles

French Flanders: Fromelles Part Three – Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Magicfingers

A short distance to the west of Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery we find our next stop, Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery.

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French Flanders: Fromelles Part Two – Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Magicfingers

Grey skies and an ornate cemetery entrance greet us as we arrive at Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery.

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French Flanders: Fromelles Part One – Rue-David Military Cemetery

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Magicfingers

On 11th November 1918 Charles Bean, Australia’s official war historian, surveyed the battlefield of Fromelles, “We found the old No Man’s Land simply full of our dead.”  On this tour we shall visit the cemeteries where the majority of the … Continue reading →

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