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Background imageCwgc Collection: Sherwood Foresters Memorial, Passchendaele Museum

Sherwood Foresters Memorial, Passchendaele Museum
The memorial is on the outside wall of the Museum and was presented to the Commune of Zonnebeke (in which the Museum lies)

Background imageCwgc Collection: Headsone of German Jewish soldier Max Seller, Belgium

Headsone of German Jewish soldier Max Seller, Belgium
The burial is in the CWGC Cemetery, Hyde Park Corner. In this same cemetery is the grave of Private Albert Edward French, a 16 years old who was the subject of a BBC Radio 4 documentary in 1983

Background imageCwgc Collection: Welsh - Caesars Nose - CWGC Cemetery

Welsh - Caesars Nose - CWGC Cemetery
This small cemetery stands on the site of a German redoubt which was called Fortin 17. Fighting around this area began in 1915

Background imageCwgc Collection: Scotts Bunker, Polygon Wood, Belgium

Scotts Bunker, Polygon Wood, Belgium
The bunker is just behind the New Zealand National Memorial, though one needs to climb a small wall to visit it from there

Background imageCwgc Collection: German bunker, Oosttaverne Wood, Oostaverne

German bunker, Oosttaverne Wood, Oostaverne
This bunker is one that formed part of the German defensive line that was attacked on 7 June 1917, the opening of the Messines prelude to the battle for Passchendaele

Background imageCwgc Collection: Memorial to the 49th - West Riding - Division, Essex Farm

Memorial to the 49th - West Riding - Division, Essex Farm
The 49th, a territorial division, came out early in 1915. It had the dubious distinction of being, together with the 6th Division, one of the first to face a phosgene attack

Background imageCwgc Collection: Ypres Ramparts CWGC Cemetery seen across the moat

Ypres Ramparts CWGC Cemetery seen across the moat
The earliest settlement in this area is thought to have been near Langemarck in about AD960 and gradually a cluster of villages grew up around the Yperlee

Background imageCwgc Collection: Australian 5th Division Memorial, Polygon Wood

Australian 5th Division Memorial, Polygon Wood
The memorial stands on the old rifle buttes and overlooks both the Polygon Wood CWGC Cemetery and the New Zealand National Memorial

Background imageCwgc Collection: Australian Road to Passchendaele Marker Stone

Australian Road to Passchendaele Marker Stone
The Third Battle of Ypres, generally referred to as Passchendaele began on 31 July 1917 and staggered on in dreadful weather conditions until it floundered in mud and resulted in some 300

Background imageCwgc Collection: Prowse Point St Yvon Christmas Memorial Area with footballs

Prowse Point St Yvon Christmas Memorial Area with footballs
Prompted by the 100th Anniversaries of the battles of WW1, much interest in the Truces that took place beteen the enemies at Christmas 1914, particulary in this area

Background imageCwgc Collection: Reconstructed CWGC Cemetery, Colne Valley, Ypres

Reconstructed CWGC Cemetery, Colne Valley, Ypres
The Cemetery faces a feature known as Colne Valley. It is on one of the marked walking routes around the Ypres battlefields

Background imageCwgc Collection: British CWGC Cemetery Tyne Cot, Passchendaele, Belgium

British CWGC Cemetery Tyne Cot, Passchendaele, Belgium
This is the largest British War Cemetery in the world and was designed by Sir Hebert Baker (who designed the tomb of Cecil Rhodes in Delhi)

Background imageCwgc Collection: Bus House CWGC Voormezeele, Belgium

Bus House CWGC Voormezeele, Belgium
Marking places on battefields is always a tricky business. hence the use of simple identifiers such as Lone Tree, Railway Corner etc. Our old friend Rose Coombs told how this cemetery got its name

Background imageCwgc Collection: Hopstore CWGC Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Belgium

Hopstore CWGC Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Belgium
The village, known as Vlam to the Tommies, was a pile of rubble by 1918 but the area of the Cemetery was just outside the range of the medium guns and the hop building, in the background here

Background imageCwgc Collection: Menin Road South CWGC Cemetery

Menin Road South CWGC Cemetery
The cemetery was used by the 85ths Staffs, 9th East Surreys and Field Ambulances from January 1916 to 1918. It contains UK, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand

Background imageCwgc Collection: Typical Commonwealth War Grave CWGC signs, Potijze

Typical Commonwealth War Grave CWGC signs, Potijze
The typical, ubiquitous CWGC green signs with white lettering, point to Potijze Chateau Grounds, Potijze Chateau Lawn and Potijze Chateau Wood Cemeteries. Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Plaque to Capt Clement Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant

Plaque to Capt Clement Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant
The memorial, on the wall of the restaurant, was unveiled on 29 April 2019 in the presence of Lt Gen A.D. Leakey, the British Ambassador Alison Rose

Background imageCwgc Collection: Buttes New CWGC Cemetery, New Zealand Memorial

Buttes New CWGC Cemetery, New Zealand Memorial
The cemetery lies on an area which was a pre-war drill ground. It contains 1, 317 UK burials, 564 Australian, 50 Canadian, 167 New Zealand, and 1, 703 Unknown, plus 35 Special Memorials

Background imageCwgc Collection: Ypres train passing Larch Wood CWGC Cemetery

Ypres train passing Larch Wood CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Buttes New Brit CWGC Cemetery & New Zealand Memorial

Buttes New Brit CWGC Cemetery & New Zealand Memorial Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Grave of 2nd Lt Raymond Lodge, Birr Cross Roads CWGC

Grave of 2nd Lt Raymond Lodge, Birr Cross Roads CWGC Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Grave, Flieg. Hauptmann Hans Roser, Sanctuary Wood CWGC

Grave, Flieg. Hauptmann Hans Roser, Sanctuary Wood CWGC
Grave, Flieg.Hauptmann Hans Roser, Sanctuary Wood CWGC Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Solitary Headstone of Lt Gilbert Talbot, Sanctuary Wood CWG

Solitary Headstone of Lt Gilbert Talbot, Sanctuary Wood CWGC Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Memorial to the KOYLI, Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery

Memorial to the KOYLI, Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Bedfordshire Regiment Memorial, Tyne Cot, CWGC Cemetery

Bedfordshire Regiment Memorial, Tyne Cot, CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Grave Sjt. D. Gallaher, ex Capt All Blacks, Nine Elms CWGC C

Grave Sjt. D. Gallaher, ex Capt All Blacks, Nine Elms CWGC Cem Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby) Memorial, Tyne Cot CWGC

Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby) Memorial, Tyne Cot CWGC Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: 22nd Seathforths Memorial, Seathforth CWGC Cemetery, Wieltje

22nd Seathforths Memorial, Seathforth CWGC Cemetery, Wieltje Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Front view of Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery

Front view of Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Hooge Crater CWGC Cemetery showing symbolic crater

Hooge Crater CWGC Cemetery showing symbolic crater Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Hooge Crater CWGC Cemetery with Hooge Crater Museum

Hooge Crater CWGC Cemetery with Hooge Crater Museum Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: German headstones over 2 mass graves, Locre No 10 CWGC

German headstones over 2 mass graves, Locre No 10 CWGC Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Visitors Centre, Lijssenthoek CWGC Cemetery

Visitors Centre, Lijssenthoek CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Abeele Aerodrome Military CWGC Cemetery

Abeele Aerodrome Military CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Headstone of Rev M. Bergin, MC, Reningelst CWGC Extension

Headstone of Rev M. Bergin, MC, Reningelst CWGC Extension Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Plaque to Brig Somerset & 2nd & 5th Glos, 1940, CWGC Cassel

Plaque to Brig Somerset & 2nd & 5th Glos, 1940, CWGC Cassel Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Chinese headstones, Longuenesse Souvenir CWGC Cemetery

Chinese headstones, Longuenesse Souvenir CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Headstones, 18pr gun crew Oxford Road CWGC, Wieltje, Ypres

Headstones, 18pr gun crew Oxford Road CWGC, Wieltje, Ypres Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Wieltje Farm CWGC Cemetery, Ypres

Wieltje Farm CWGC Cemetery, Ypres Date: 2016

Background imageCwgc Collection: Memorial to British and Allied Forces, Jonkerbos

Memorial to British and Allied Forces, Jonkerbos
This simple column Memorial is in the Jonkerbos Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in a wooded area known as Jonkers Bosch (Childrens Wood)

Background imageCwgc Collection: Courcelette Cemetery - Somme Battlefield

Courcelette Cemetery - Somme Battlefield Date: 22-Sep-10


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