Monthly Archives: November 2023

French Flanders: Neuve Chapelle Part Six – Richebourg; The Portuguese Military Cemetery

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Magicfingers

Just a hundred and fifty yards down the road from the Neuve Chapelle Memorial, this is the only Portuguese military cemetery in Flanders. 

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French Flanders: Neuve Chapelle Part Five – The Neuve Chapelle Memorial

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Magicfingers

This is the Neuve Chapelle Memorial. 

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None Of These Men Died For Us

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Magicfingers

Wounded soldiers pose for the camera at a hospital in Blighty, most of these men destined to return to the fighting at some future point, I would have thought.

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French Flanders: Neuve Chapelle Part Four – Neuve Chapelle War Memorial

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Magicfingers

Neuve Chapelle war memorial is an unprepossessing little memorial outside this building in the centre of the village. 

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