Category Archives: Shot at Dawn

The Belgian Sector Addendum 2 – Coxyde Military Cemetery

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Magicfingers

Coxyde Military Cemetery, some four miles to the west of Nieuwpoort, is the last resting place of more than 1500 British soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Great War, as well as 155 from the Second World War.

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A Tour of Zillebeke Part Ten – Perth Cemetery (China Wall)

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Magicfingers

You may remember, way back in Part Two of this tour, that I mentioned that we would find ourselves north east of Zillebeke Lake later in the year, and as you can see, we most certainly have! Sited next to … Continue reading →

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Ypres Reservoir Cemetery

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Magicfingers

Evening in Ieper, and snow begins to fall as we arrive at the gates of Ypres Reservoir Cemetery.

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A Tour of Potijze Part Five – Aeroplane Cemetery

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Magicfingers

Two hundred and fifty yards east of St. Charles de Potyze, the final stop on our tour is Aeroplane Cemetery, so called because in 1917 the wreck of an aeroplane lay near to where the Cross of Sacrifice now stands.

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A Tour of Ploegsteert Wood Extra – Maple Leaf Cemetery – Updated 2023

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Magicfingers

A mile and a half to the west of Ploegsteert Village lies the rarely-visited Maple Leaf Cemetery. 

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A Tour of Ploegsteert Wood Part Seven – The Ploegsteert Memorial, Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery & Berks Cemetery Extension

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Magicfingers

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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