Category Archives: Victoria Cross

A Return to Hill 60 – The Victoria Cross Actions of April 1915

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Magicfingers

‘Though poppies grow in Flanders fields’.  And the poppies are no myth, although this tranquil scene, looking west towards the spires of Ypres (Ieper) away on the horizon, would have been one of utter desolation for much of the Great … Continue reading →

Posted in Bunkers, Hill 60, Victoria Cross, Zillebeke | 4 Comments

The Menin Gate – The Victoria Cross Recipients

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Magicfingers

The Menin Gate, lit up at night, Monday 14th May 2018.

Posted in The Menin Gate, Victoria Cross, Ypres (Ieper) | 14 Comments

Wieltje – Oxford Road Cemetery

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Magicfingers

At long last, here we are at Oxford Road Cemetery, no more than two miles north east of Ypres (Ieper).

Posted in St. Jean, Victoria Cross | 2 Comments

Dublin – Deansgrange Cemetery

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Magicfingers

The hardly inspiring entrance to Deansgrange Cemetery, some six miles south east of Dublin City centre, and less than two miles from the port of Dun Laoghaire.

Posted in Ireland, Victoria Cross | 7 Comments

A Tour of Boesinghe Part One – Essex Farm Cemetery (Part One)

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Magicfingers

The commune of Boesinghe, or Boezinge, as it is currently called, was the scene of continuous fighting for much of the Great War, evidence of which exists in the eight cemeteries and numerous memorials that can be found in the … Continue reading →

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Etaples Military Cemetery

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Magicfingers

One of the great things about not reading a tour itinerary properly (or having a lousy memory) is that sometimes you find yourself somewhere you had no idea that you were going to be, and if that happens to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Etaples, Victoria Cross | 12 Comments

The Road to Passchendaele Part Ten – The New Zealand Memorial, ‘sGraventafel & a brief stop at Tyne Cot Cemetery

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Magicfingers

The New Zealand Memorial at ‘sGraventafel is one of a number of similarly styled New Zealand memorials along the Western Front that commemorate actions involving the  New Zealand Division, sited on or near the battlefields where they fought.

Posted in Bunkers, Passchendaele - Third Ypres 1917, Victoria Cross | 2 Comments