Category Archives: Zillebeke

A Tour of Zillebeke Part Six – 1st D.C.L.I. Cemetery, The Bluff

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Magicfingers

1st D.C.L.I. Cemetery, The Bluff.  The spires of Ypres on the horizon show not only how close the front lines here were to the city in 1915, but also how strategically important this slightly higher ground was to whoever could claim it, and why it … Continue reading →

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A Tour of Zillebeke Part Five – Hedge Row Trench Cemetery

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Magicfingers

Our journey continues east until we reach the little village of Verbrande Molen.  Here, our road turns south beneath the low range of wooded hills, known as the Bluff and fought over almost continuously for much of the war due to the close … Continue reading →

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A Tour of Zillebeke Part Three – Blauwepoort Farm Cemetery

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Magicfingers

Just a couple of minutes drive east from Railway Dugouts, a CWGC signpost points us away from the road down a short track towards Blauwepoort Farm Cemetery.

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A Tour of Zillebeke Part Two – Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) – Updated 2024

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Magicfingers

A short distance north east of Bedford House, just south of Zillebeke lake and about a mile and a half west of the village of Zillebeke itself, lies Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm).  This cemetery is another large one, … Continue reading →

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A Tour of Zillebeke Part One – Bedford House Cemetery – Updated 2024

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Magicfingers

A mile and a half south east of Ypres the village of Zillebeke, and the area surrounding it, saw heavy fighting throughout much of the Great War.  Although the village itself remained in British hands for most of the war, … Continue reading →

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