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French Flanders: From Laventie to Neuve Chapelle Part Seven – Fauquissart Military Cemetery

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Magicfingers

Fauquissart Military Cemetery, five hundred yards south west of the crossroads at the centre of present-day Fauquissart, is a small, oblong, cemetery with widely spaced headstones that you just know on arrival will be a tricky one to photograph, at … Continue reading →

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French Flanders: From Laventie to Neuve Chapelle Part Six – Laventie German Military Cemetery

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Magicfingers

This somewhat sombre German cemetery – you could say they all are – began as a Battle of the Lys burial ground at the start of Operation Georgette on 9th April 1918, and was used until the German retreat four … Continue reading →

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French Flanders: From Laventie to Neuve Chapelle Part Five – Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Magicfingers

Welcome to Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard. 

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French Flanders: From Laventie to Neuve Chapelle Part Four – Rue du Bacquerot 13th London Graveyard

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Magicfingers

A mile to the east of Laventie, this is Rue du Bacquerot 13th London Graveyard, which is today to be found on Rue Plate, which leads into Rue de la Vengerie and, eventually, a mile and a quarter south of … Continue reading →

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French Flanders: From Laventie to Neuve Chapelle Part Three – Laventie War Memorial

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Magicfingers

A brief stop in the centre of Laventie to pay our respects at the town war memorial. 

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French Flanders: From Laventie to Neuve Chapelle Part Two – Laventie Communal Cemetery

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Magicfingers

There is just a single CWGC headstone to be found today in Laventie Communal Cemetery. 

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More Aldershot Memorials – The Gurkha & the Para

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Magicfingers

In days gone by I’ve shown you a few of the many war memorials in Aldershot, ‘The Home of the British Army’ – just put Aldershot in the Search Box for a list – but there have been a couple … Continue reading →

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