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Dickebusch Old Military Cemetery

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Magicfingers

On the other side of the road, opposite Dickebusch church, a small military cemetery contains just forty six Great War burials.

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Dickebusch War Memorial

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Magicfingers

Dickebusch (today, Dikkebus) church.  Now. 

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The Cemeteries of Gallipoli Part Five – Suvla Bay

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Magicfingers

View of the Gallipoli coastline taken in September 1915 from one of the offshore ships; ahead, a hospital ship, while on the far left, white hospital tents line the shoreline. 

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The Cemeteries of Gallipoli Part Four – Anzac Cove Part Three

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Magicfingers

Australian graves, fenced off and marked by crosses and grenades. 

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The Cemeteries of Gallipoli Part Three – Anzac Cove Part Two

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Magicfingers

Post-Armistice shot of Anzac Cove, Hell Spit in the background, with only a couple of wrecked boats to suggest what happened here. 

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The Cemeteries of Gallipoli Part Two – Anzac Cove Part One

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Magicfingers

Australian graves in Shrapnel Valley.  We started our look at the Great War cemeteries of Gallipoli last post by visiting the cemeteries at Helles.  This time, we venture some fourteen miles north, as we begin our tour of the cemeteries … Continue reading →

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The Cemeteries of Gallipoli Part One – Cape Helles

Posted on January 12, 2026 by Magicfingers

Because I shall never now visit the Dardanelles, and therefore will never get the opportunity to pay my respects at the numerous cemeteries on the Gallipoli peninsula that count the cost of Churchill’s folly in 1915, the least I can … Continue reading →

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