The Vlamertinge Burial Grounds Part Three – Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No. 3

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Magicfingers

On leaving Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, on the right here, our next stop is quite literally across the road.  Continue reading →

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The Vlamertinge Burial Grounds Part Two – Brandhoek New Military Cemetery

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Magicfingers

In July 1917, as preparations for the forthcoming Third Battle of Ypres continued, three casualty clearing stations were moved into the Brandhoek area, and as the month drew to a close, two new cemeteries were opened close to the site of the first, Brandhoek Military Cemetery, where we found ourselves last post.  Continue reading →

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The Vlamertinge Burial Grounds Part One – Brandhoek Military Cemetery

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Magicfingers

A couple of miles east of the outskirts of modern Poperinge, on the old Ieper (Ypres) road that the soldiers used a hundred years ago as they marched to and from the front lines, familiar green signposts invite us to take a right-hand turn.  Continue reading →

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The Elverdinge Burial Grounds Part Five – Bleuet Farm Cemetery

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Magicfingers

The final post in our Elverdinge series takes us to Bleuet Farm Cemetery.  Continue reading →

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The Elverdinge Burial Grounds Part Four – Canada Farm British Cemetery

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Magicfingers

Now that we’re done with those pesky postcards, let’s return to Flanders, and Canada Farm British Cemetery, on a lovely, and very cold, January day.  Continue reading →

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The Final Weekly Postcard No. 60

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Magicfingers

And so we come to the last Weekly Postcard, which is a mega-bonanza of a postcard post, and brings the total number of cards I have shared with you since we began the Daily Postcard series seventeen weeks ago to 230.  Continue reading →

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The Weekly Postcard No. 59

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Magicfingers

The penultimate Weekly Postcard features dreams of home and parting, which, as we all know, is such sweet sorrow. Continue reading →

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