Category Archives: French Flanders

French Flanders: Fromelles Part Three – Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Magicfingers

A short distance to the west of Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery we find our next stop, Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery.

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French Flanders: Fromelles Part Two – Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Magicfingers

Grey skies and an ornate cemetery entrance greet us as we arrive at Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery.

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A Tall Story

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Magicfingers

Those of you who’ve followed this site for a few years now might know that, although I’m not really a collector as such, I do have some battlefield relics I’ve picked up over the years on my travels, and I … Continue reading →

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French Flanders: Fromelles Part One – Rue-David Military Cemetery

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Magicfingers

On 11th November 1918 Charles Bean, Australia’s official war historian, surveyed the battlefield of Fromelles, “We found the old No Man’s Land simply full of our dead.”  On this tour we shall visit the cemeteries where the majority of the … Continue reading →

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French Flanders: The Nursery Part Fifteen – Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Magicfingers

The final stop on our tour of the Nursery is Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension.

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French Flanders: The Nursery Part Fourteen – Ferme Buterne Military Cemetery

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Magicfingers

A mile up the road from La Chapelle d’Armentières, and no more than a mile due east of Armentières itself, the penultimate cemetery on our tour is Ferme Buterne Military Cemetery.

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French Flanders: The Nursery Part Thirteen – A Tour Map

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Magicfingers

With only two cemeteries still to visit on this tour of the Nursery, I thought it might interest you to see where we have been, and where we have still to go, on this very nice Google map.  If you … Continue reading →

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