Monthly Archives: January 2015

The Belgian Sector Part Two – Nieuwpoort: The Goose Foot

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Magicfingers

Beneath the shadow of the Albert Memorial, the complex of locks and sluice gates known as the Ganzenpoot (Goose Foot) was to prove crucial to the Belgian Army’s chances of holding the advancing Germans at bay during the late autumn … Continue reading →

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The Belgian Sector Part One – The Nieuport Memorial

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Magicfingers

So here’s the plan.  Start near the coast at Nieuwpoort (Nieuport during the war), and follow the approximate route of the front lines south, taking in as many points of interest as we can on the way, as far as … Continue reading →

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Barford St. Martin – St. Martin Church

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Magicfingers
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Guildford Cemetery

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Magicfingers

Following our visit to the Surrey Constabulary Roll of Honour at Mount Browne, it seemed a good opportunity to take a look around the nearby cemetery, where a considerable number of military burials from both World Wars are to be … Continue reading →

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A Tour of Zillebeke Part Four – Zillebeke Demarcation Stone

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Magicfingers

Fifty yards to the east of Blauwepoort Farm Cemetery, another of the nineteen Demarcation Stones still to be found in Belgium can be seen on this traffic island at the turn-off that leads to Zillebeke village.  They were erected in … Continue reading →

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Wilton War Memorial & St. Mary and St. Nicholas Church

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Magicfingers
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