From Dickebusch Lake to St. Eloi Part Two – Elzenwalle Brasserie Cemetery

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Magicfingers

There’s a pretty sight for you. Continue reading →

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From Dickebusch Lake to St. Eloi Part One – Ridge Wood Military Cemetery

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Magicfingers

Here we are once again, back in Flanders Fields, our old friend Mont Kemmel on the horizon, still overseeing all.  This view looks past the boundary wall of Ridge Wood Military Cemetery towards the Kemmelberg, two and a half miles away to the south west. Continue reading →

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Kilometre Zero: Where the Western Front Began

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Magicfingers

It was known as Kilometre Zero.  The very beginning of the Western Front. Continue reading →

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The Dunkirk Memorial to the Missing & Dunkirk Town Cemetery

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Magicfingers

Entrance to the Commonwealth War Graves section of Dunkirk Town Cemetery.  Continue reading →

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The Dunkirk Evacuation – Dunkirk Beach & Harbour

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Magicfingers

You up for a stroll?  Well, see those flags over there?  They’re our first stop. Continue reading →

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The Dunkirk Evacuation – Bray Dunes

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Magicfingers

Looking west along the Channel coast from Bray Dunes, Dunkirk just visible on the horizon, directly above the information board.  Continue reading →

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Esquelmes War Cemetery

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Magicfingers

We are now heading through France towards the Channel coast and Dunkirk, but on our way, our schedule includes a stop to pay our respects to some of the men whose bravery held up the Germans in May 1940, and in so doing, allowed many others, British, French & Belgian, to reach the coast and evacuation, though they themselves were not destined to make it.  Continue reading →

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