Category Archives: Shot at Dawn

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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