Author Archives: Magicfingers

Kilometre Zero: Where the Western Front Began

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Magicfingers

It was known as Kilometre Zero.  The very beginning of the Western Front.

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The Dunkirk Memorial to the Missing & Dunkirk Town Cemetery

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Magicfingers

Entrance to the Commonwealth War Graves section of Dunkirk Town Cemetery. 

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The Dunkirk Evacuation – Dunkirk Beach & Harbour

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Magicfingers

You up for a stroll?  Well, see those flags over there?  They’re our first stop.

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The Dunkirk Evacuation – Bray Dunes

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Magicfingers

Looking west along the Channel coast from Bray Dunes, Dunkirk just visible on the horizon, directly above the information board. 

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Esquelmes War Cemetery

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Magicfingers

We are now heading through France towards the Channel coast and Dunkirk, but on our way, our schedule includes a stop to pay our respects to some of the men whose bravery held up the Germans in May 1940, and … Continue reading →

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Elsegem Churchyard & Roll of Honour

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Magicfingers

Elsegem is twenty eight miles almost due east of Ypres.

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‘Kultur’

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Magicfingers

‘Certain severities are indispensable in war, nay, more, the only true humanity very often lies in a ruthless application of them.’ In 1917 two books, entitled ‘The Retreat from Mons’ & ‘The Marne and After’, written by a major in … Continue reading →

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