Category Archives: Arras

Arras – London Cemetery, Neuville Vitasse

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Magicfingers

How about we start the New Year with a random cemetery visit? I happened to find myself here last summer, at this burial ground a few miles south east of Arras – I’ll show you a map in a while … Continue reading →

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Arras – ‘The CWGC Experience’

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Magicfingers

A quick trip back to Arras for an even quicker look at the home of the CWGC.

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Arras – 9th April 1917: A Walk to Observation Ridge

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Magicfingers

The spire of Arras church rises tallest on the horizon in this photograph, taken using the zoom, as we look west towards the city from what was once known as Observation Ridge.

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Arras – Roclincourt Military Cemetery

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Magicfingers

Two and a half miles due north of the centre of the city of Arras, Roclincourt Military Cemetery is one of four cemeteries in the environs of Roclincourt, although the only one actually in the village itself.

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