Category Archives: French War Memorials

Bousbecque Communal Cemetery & War Memorial

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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French Flanders: Armentières to La Gorgue Part Twelve – La Gorgue War Memorial

Less than a mile south west of Estaires, and now just south, once more, of the River Lys, our penultimate stop on the first part of this tour finds us at the war memorial in the centre of La Gorgue.

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French Flanders: Armentières to La Gorgue Part Eleven – Estaires War Memorial

Estaires war memorial is not only quite unusual, and I think quite beautiful, but damned tricky to photograph, even if it doesn’t look it.

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French Flanders: Armentières, Nieppe & Steenwerck Part Nine – Steenwerck War Memorial

Steenwerck war memorial.

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French Flanders: Armentières, Nieppe & Steenwerck Part Five – Nieppe War Memorial

Before we leave Nieppe we shall naturally pay our respects at the village war memorial.

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French Flanders: Fromelles Part Eight – Fromelles War Memorial

Just before we leave Fromelles, a visit to the village war memorial is, of course, mandatory.

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Longueval War Memorial & the Pipers Memorial

Longueval war memorial, on one side of the crossroads in the centre of the village.

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