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Author Archives: Magicfingers
A Return to White House Cemetery
Some years back now, we paid a surprise visit to White House Cemetery, only half a mile north east of the Menin Gate in Ypres (Ieper), on a somewhat greyer day than this one. Surprise, because one minute before we … Continue reading
Posted in Shot at Dawn, St. Jean, Victoria Cross
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Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension
The entrance to Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension. Note there is no sign of a cemetery name.
Posted in Dickebusch
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Dickebusch New Military Cemetery
Just a hundred yards south of Dickebusch church, we have another cemetery. Or two cemeteries, to be strictly accurate, one on either side of the road.
Posted in Dickebusch, Shot at Dawn
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2026 in Flanders’ Fields
Yesterday I returned from my first Flanders trip in three years.
Posted in Miscellaneous
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Dorking Cemetery: A Local V.C.
A glorious March afternoon in the Surrey hills.
Posted in Miscellaneous
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Dickebusch Old Military Cemetery
On the other side of the road, opposite Dickebusch church, a small military cemetery contains just forty six Great War burials.
Posted in Dickebusch
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