Category Archives: Hill 60

A Return to Hill 60 – The Victoria Cross Actions of April 1915

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Magicfingers

‘Though poppies grow in Flanders fields’. And the poppies are no myth, although this tranquil scene, looking west towards the spires of Ypres (Ieper) away on the horizon, would have been one of utter desolation for much of the Great … Continue reading →

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Seasons Greetings

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Magicfingers

A snowy blanket softens the Hill 60 landscape. Hope you’re having a cool Yule folks.

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A Tour of Zillebeke Part Fifteen – Hill 60 Part Three: Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Magicfingers

The final part of this long tour of the Zillebeke area takes us to Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, some four hundred yards west of Hill 60, and the final resting place of many men who were killed in the … Continue reading →

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