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

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Magicfingers

Some of you will be wondering exactly why we are returning to Essex Farm Cemetery so soon after our previous visit. Continue reading →

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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 surrounding area.  All of which we shall visit on this tour. Continue reading →

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Zonnebeke Church Dugout

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Magicfingers

Oh my! Continue reading →

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The Road to Passchendaele Addendum – Broodseinde War Memorial

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Magicfingers

The war memorial in the village of Broodseinde, just a few hundred yards north east of the much larger town of Zonnebeke. Continue reading →

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Per Ardua Ad Astra

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Magicfingers

On 31st August 1917, a young pilot on a training run met his death when his Martinsyde G100 Elephant scout caught fire and broke up in the air before crashing near Hanworth, south west London. Continue reading →

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A Tour of Boesinghe Prelude – Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Magicfingers

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If you follow the main road out of Ieper (Ypres) north towards Boezinge (Boesinghe during the Great War), after only a few minutes, Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery comes into view on the right hand side of the road. Continue reading →

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Dublin – The Garden of Remembrance

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Magicfingers

Time for the final set of photos from my Dublin trip late last year. Continue reading →

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