Category Archives: Belgian War Memorials

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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Zandvoorde War Memorial & Churchyard

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Magicfingers

The church of St. Bartholomew at Zandvoorde, destroyed during the First World War and rebuilt in the 1920s.

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Along the River Lys: The Franco-Belgian Border Part Seven – Menen Communal Cemetery – Updated 2023

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Magicfingers

Our final stop along this short stretch of the river is the communal cemetery in the town of Menen (yes, this was once called Menin, and yes, if you head north west from here some eleven miles you will find … Continue reading →

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Along the River Lys: The Franco-Belgian Border Part Six – Geluwe War Memorial & William Thomas Leggett Memorial

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Magicfingers

Geluwe, like the other towns we have visited, was occupied by the Germans for most of the First World War, and, again like the others, was totally destroyed during the course of it.

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Along the River Lys: The Franco-Belgian Border Part Three – Wervik War Memorial

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Magicfingers

Following the Lys north east, after a couple of miles we arrive in Wervik, another town that, like Comines, straddles the river.  This is the war memorial in the northern, Belgian part of Wervik, and like all of these memorials … Continue reading →

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Ypres (Ieper) – St. George’s Memorial Church

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Magicfingers

Just round the corner from the Cloth Hall is St. George’s Memorial Church. Opened in 1929 as a memorial to the British soldiers who fought and died in the Salient, since 1945 St. George’s has also served as a memorial church to the troops who, in … Continue reading →

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A Tour of Ploegsteert Wood Part Nine – Ploegsteert War Memorial & Churchyard

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Magicfingers

Apart from a few months during 1918, Ploegsteert Village remained behind the Allied lines throughout the First World War, troops moving up through the village towards the front lines to the north and east of Ploegsteert Wood.  Unsurprisingly, German artillery frequently targeted the … Continue reading →

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