Category Archives: Belgian War Memorials

The Belgian Sector Part Ten – Oud-Stuivekens

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Magicfingers

As we near Diksmuide, the chapel and observation post at Oud-Stuivekens, just half a mile west of the Yser, are well worth a visit.

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The Belgian Sector Part Eight – Pervijze

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Magicfingers

Pervijze Church, the CWGC notice on the pillar to the right signifying that a Commonwealth War Grave can be found in the churchyard.

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The Belgian Sector Part Four – Nieuwpoort Communal Cemetery

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Magicfingers

Nieuwpoort Communal Cemetery hosts three separate CWGC plots, two of which contain First World War burials.  The Cross of Sacrifice, visible in the photograph above, is sited in Plot I.

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The Belgian Sector Part Three – Nieuwpoort: The Yser Memorial

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Magicfingers

The Yser Memorial remembers the men of the Belgian Army who lost their lives during the Great War.

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A Tour of the Messines Ridge Part Thirteen – Wytschaete (Wijtschate) War Memorial

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Magicfingers

A winter’s day in Wytschaete.  In June 1917 this scene would have been one of utter devastation.

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Ten Brielen War Memorial

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Magicfingers

If you take the road south from Zandvoorde towards Comines, past the German bunker we visited some time ago (You didn’t?  Then click here: Ten Brielen Bunker), after about a mile and a half you will pass through Ten Brielen … Continue reading →

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Kruiseik War Memorial

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Magicfingers

The village of Kruiseik, situated just south of the Menin Road about a mile east of Geluveld, was captured by the Germans, after several days of heavy fighting, on 29th October 1914, and remained in their hands until recaptured by … Continue reading →

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