Just a couple of hundred yards across the fields to the east of Y Farm Military Cemetery, where our tour began, our second stop, White City Cemetery, is considerably smaller, as you can see, and was used for a far shorter period of time. Continue reading
You may remember, a little while ago now, that we visited six cemeteries that lie between Ploegsteert Wood and the Franco-Belgian border, which, in this part of Flanders, follows the course of the River Lys (or Leie, if you prefer). It’s high time we visited the cemeteries immediately south of the border, in French Flanders, and on this tour we shall. Continue reading
Coxyde Military Cemetery, some four miles to the west of Nieuwpoort, is the last resting place of more than 1500 British soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Great War, as well as 155 from the Second World War. Continue reading
About four miles to the west of Nieuport (now Nieuwpoort) along the channel coast, Coxyde (now Koksijde) war memorial remembers the fallen, civilian and military, of both World Wars. Continue reading
By the time we took our leave of St. Julian Dressing Station Cemetery (last post), the flurries of snow had, briefly as it turned out, ceased, although the temperature continued to fall as evening drew in. A short distance north of St. Julien (now Sint-Juliaan) stands one of the most iconic memorials to be found anywhere on the Western Front. The Brooding Soldier casts his gaze, as he has since 1923, over the battlefields of April 1915, where so many Canadians lost their lives. Continue reading
At the time of our visit, a little while back now, St. Julien Dressing Station Cemetery was undergoing some serious maintenance, so it’s fair to say that we didn’t exactly see it at its best, but the next time we find ourselves in St. Julien (now Sint-Juliaan), rest assured we will bring you updated pictures. For now, however, this is what you get. Continue reading
Less than half a mile across the fields to the east of Seaforth Cemetery Cheddar Villa, we find one of the smallest cemeteries in the whole Ypres salient. Continue reading
