Author Archives: Magicfingers

The Topography of the Ypres Salient

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Magicfingers

Prompted by a comment from one of our newer readers (yes, that’s you, Meester Bond*), a little while back, here’s a topographical map of the Ypres Salient (scale at the bottom, the dates marked across the map referring to progress … Continue reading →

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Mont Kemmel Part Thirteen – The French Ossuary

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Magicfingers

This is the French ossuary on the western slopes of the Kemmelberg. 

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Mont Kemmel Part Twelve – On Mont Kemmel Part One: The Heroic Hill

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Magicfingers

A little French booklet that I picked up for a song earlier this year (from France, via Abe Books, no extra tax, thank you very much).  Published in 1920, and entirely appropriate to our current tour, this post features some … Continue reading →

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Mont Kemmel Part Eleven – The Kemmelberg

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Magicfingers

Mont Kemmel, sometime in the early 20th Century. 

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Mont Kemmel Part Ten – Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Magicfingers

It’s getting late in the day as we arrive at the entrance to Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery. 

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Mont Kemmel Part Nine – Kemmel Churchyard

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Magicfingers

Before the war, Kemmel church looked like this. 

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Mont Kemmel Part Eight – La Laiterie Military Cemetery

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Magicfingers

Half a mile south of the American Memorial we visited last post, we find La Laiterie Military Cemetery. 

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