Category Archives: French War Memorials

The Aubers Ridge Part One – Aubers War Memorial

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Magicfingers

The rebuilt Aubers church, with the village war memorial on the left. 

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French Flanders: Richebourg Part One – Richebourg War Memorial

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Magicfingers

Four months ago now, we completed our tour of the cemeteries and memorials around Neuve Chapelle. 

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French Flanders: Neuve Chapelle Part Four – Neuve Chapelle War Memorial

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Magicfingers

Neuve Chapelle war memorial is an unprepossessing little memorial outside this building in the centre of the village. 

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French Flanders: From Laventie to Neuve Chapelle Part Three – Laventie War Memorial

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Magicfingers

A brief stop in the centre of Laventie to pay our respects at the town war memorial. 

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Strazeele War Memorial

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Magicfingers

A fine spring day in May 2022.  We are in Strazeele.  Where is Strazeele, I hear you cry? 

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Wervicq-Sud War Memorial

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Magicfingers

Wervicq-Sud war memorial, photographed in October 2019. 

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Bousbecque Communal Cemetery & War Memorial

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Magicfingers

A short distance east of Wervicq-Sud, Bousbecque, still only ten miles from the centre of Ypres (Ieper), is another French town that clings to the southern bank of the River Lys, and another place that I have passed by on … Continue reading →

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