Category Archives: Ploegsteert

St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Magicfingers

St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery.

Posted in Messines, Ploegsteert, Wulvergem | 14 Comments

La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Magicfingers

On the south side of La Plus Douve Farm the second of the two cemeteries here…

Posted in Messines, Ploegsteert, Wulvergem | 31 Comments

Ration Farm (La Plus Douve) Annexe

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Magicfingers

Half a mile east of Wulvergem, just south of the road that leads towards Messines (now Mesen), this farm down in the valley of the River Douve plays host to two CWGC cemeteries.

Posted in Messines, Ploegsteert, Wulvergem | 40 Comments

Night Comes In

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Magicfingers

Spot the Cross of Sacrifice.  Sunset at Ration Farm (La Plus Douve) Annexe.

Posted in Messines, Ploegsteert, Wulvergem | 2 Comments

South of Ploegsteert Part Six – Le Touquet Railway Crossing Cemetery

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Magicfingers

Our last stop, Le Touquet Railway Crossing Cemetery, is the furthest east of the six cemeteries on this tour.  Here, we are only a few hundred yards away from where the front lines ran for much of the war.

Posted in Ploegsteert, South of Ploegsteert | 15 Comments

South of Ploegsteert Part Five – Tancrez Farm Cemetery

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Magicfingers

Just a minute’s drive east of Motor Car Corner Cemetery we find Tancrez Farm Cemetery, the fifth stop on our tour.

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South of Ploegsteert Part Four – Motor Car Corner Cemetery

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Magicfingers

As is invariably the case, thanks to the CWGC, the route to Motor Car Corner Cemetery is clearly signposted, as are the two other cemeteries we have yet to visit on this tour.

Posted in Ploegsteert, South of Ploegsteert | 4 Comments