Category Archives: Shot at Dawn

The Elverdinge Burial Grounds Part Three – Ferme-Olivier Cemetery

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Magicfingers

Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, the road to Elverdinge, three quarters of a mile to the east, on the left. 

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The Elverdinge Burial Grounds Part One – Hagle Dump Cemetery

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Magicfingers

At the end of the previous post we found ourselves here (see inset), if you remember, having just spent some time in Red Farm Military Cemetery, one of the smallest cemeteries in the Salient.  The four tall poplar trees that … Continue reading →

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Poperinge Part Five – The Condemned Cell & Execution Courtyard

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Magicfingers

“I could not look on Death, which being known, Men led me to him, blindfold and alone.”  At the start of this tour of Poperinge, I said that we would return to the centre of town in due course, and … Continue reading →

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Poperinge Part Four – Poperinghe New Military Cemetery

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Magicfingers

Poperinghe New Military Cemetery. 

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Poperinge Part Three – Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Magicfingers

The entrance to Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery.

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French Flanders: Armentières to La Gorgue Part Nine – Estaires Communal Cemetery & Extension Part One

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Magicfingers

After our brief visit to the battlefield of Culloden, it’s time to head back to Flanders for your Bank Holiday, if you are in England, reading.  Our next stop on our journey up the River Lys is Estaires, where there … Continue reading →

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French Flanders: Armentières to La Gorgue Part Eight – Sailly-sur-la-Lys Canadian Cemetery

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Magicfingers

Anzac Cemetery once more, but the weather’s not so good this time.  It’ll probably get better later.

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