Category Archives: Bunkers

The Belgian Sector Part Seven – Ramscappelle

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Magicfingers

The church at Ramscappelle, completely rebuilt, as so many others, since the war.  The village was under constant German attack throughout the Battle of the Yser, the final action of which took place here on 30th & 31st October 1914, … Continue reading →

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A Tour of Zillebeke Extra – A Walk in the Palingbeek

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Magicfingers

Parts of the Palingbeek remain relatively unknown, even today, to many visitors to the battlefields of the Great War in Flanders.  Even those who come to pay their respects to the men buried in the British cemeteries on the high … Continue reading →

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The Menin Road – Hellfire Corner Demarcation Stone

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Magicfingers

Nineteen of these Demarcation Stones still exist across Belgium, originally erected in the 1920s to either mark the extent of the last German offensive that finally petered out in July 1918, or the point of departure from which the Allies … Continue reading →

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A Tour of the Messines Ridge Part Eleven – Derry House Cemetery No. 2

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Magicfingers

Five hundred yards across the fields, due north from Cabin Hill, Derry House Cemetery No.2 is another battlefield cemetery begun in June 1917 during the Battle of Messines.

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A Tour of Zillebeke Part Fourteen- Hill 60 Part Two: The Caterpillar Crater

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Magicfingers

Hill 60, on the far side of the railway cutting, and, to the right, the trees that conceal the Caterpillar Crater. 

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A Tour of Zillebeke Part Thirteen – Hill 60 Part One

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Magicfingers

Sun and snow on Hill 60, January 2013. 

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The Menin Road – The Craters at Hooge

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Magicfingers

The area around Hooge was the scene of almost constant fighting between 1914 & 1917.  Both sides exploded mines beneath the front line trenches here, the evidence of which, as you will see, still exists among the trees to the … Continue reading →

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