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Category Archives: Ploegsteert Wood
A Tour of Ploegsteert Wood Part Seven – The Ploegsteert Memorial, Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery & Berks Cemetery Extension
Before we start this part of our tour, I should first mention that I have visited the Ploegsteert Memorial and its adjacent cemeteries a number of times in recent years, so you will forgive me, when blue skies suddenly turn to … Continue reading
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A Tour of Ploegsteert Wood Part Six
Damaged tree just outside Rifle House Cemetery.
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A Tour of Ploegsteert Wood Part Five – Rifle House Cemetery
Not far down the track we arrive at the largest of the cemeteries within the wood, Rifle House Cemetery, begun by the London Rifle Brigade in November 1914.
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A Tour of Ploegsteert Wood Part Four – Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery
We retrace our steps down the path, before turning left to go south into the heart of the wood.
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A Tour of Ploegsteert Wood Part Three – Toronto Avenue Cemetery
Just south of Mud Corner Cemetery, CWGC signposts point the way towards the entrance to Ploegsteert Wood and the three cemeteries within.
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A Tour of Ploegsteert Wood Part Two – Mud Corner Cemetery
The road to Ploegsteert Wood.
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A Tour of Ploegsteert Wood Part One – Prowse Point Military Cemetery
Ploegsteert Wood lies some eight miles south of the city of Ypres (Ieper) and therefore, technically, just south of the area known as the Salient. There were no major battles fought here, although the Battle of Messines will loom large … Continue reading
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