Category Archives: Belgian War Memorials

‘The Ieper Fury’ – Ieper War Victims Monument

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Magicfingers

Aloïs De Beule’s depiction of a dead Belgian soldier, the centrepiece of the Ieper (Ypres)  War Victims Monument.

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Beselare War Memorial

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Magicfingers

Dying Belgian soldier on the face of Beselare war memorial.

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Mechelen War Memorial

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Magicfingers

It’s nearing midnight in Mechelen, and thanks to some very kind locals, who didn’t seem in the least perturbed by my nocturnal mission, and despite the racket coming from a couple of deejays working a large stage set up in … Continue reading →

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St. Jean War Memorial

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Magicfingers

The crossroads in the centre of the little village of St. Jean (now Sint-Jan), almost exactly one mile north east of the Menin Gate.

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A Tour of Boesinghe Part Eight – Boesinghe War Memorial & Churchyard

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Magicfingers

St. Michael’s Church, totally rebuilt since the Great War, of course, stands in the centre of Boesinghe, the village war memorial in the foreground.

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The Road to Passchendaele Addendum – Broodseinde War Memorial

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Magicfingers

The war memorial in the village of Broodseinde, just a few hundred yards north east of the much larger town of Zonnebeke.

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Klerken War Memorial

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Magicfingers

While we’re in the area, this is the small town of Klerken (Clercken, as was), situated about three miles north west of Houthulst Forest, half way between Houthulst itself and the town of Diksmuide, where we paid a visit a … Continue reading →

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