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The Trenches of Death Museum by the River Izjer, DixmuideThe Trenches of Death formed a Belgian defensive line along the west bank of the River Izjer which was pivotal in preventing the Germans breaking through to the Channel Ports
Belgian Headstones Houthulst Belgian Military CemeteryThis War Cemetery is maintained by the War Graves Department of the Belgian MOD. It is on the edge of the Houthulst forest which Napoleon called he key to the Low Countries
Memorial Chapel Calvery, DixmuideThis is a religious monument which is dedicated to all of the soldiers and civilians who died in the Great War. On 23 September 1928 it was solemnly blessed by the Bishop of Bruges in the presence of
Memorial to Belgian pilot Willy Coppens, Klerken, BelgiumThe small memorial to Heldhaftig Piloot Willy Coppens is in the Willy Coppens Plein in Klerken. He was Belgians leading fighter ace and, like American Frank Luke
Edmund Blunden Information Board, Vlamertinghe, BelgiumThe board is outside the Chateau. Blunden was in the 11th Royal Sussex, camped just outside Vlamertinghe in the preparations for the Third Battle of Ypres
Hopstore CWGC Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, BelgiumThe 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
Memorial to the 2nd and 4th Carabiniers, ZuidschoteThis acknowledges their part in the April 1915 gas attacks and is on house number 15 in General Lotzstraat. It was erected by the Carabiniers Old Comrades Association. Date: 2016
Vlamertinghe Chateau, subject of Edmund Blunden poemBlunden wrote the poem, On Passing Vlamertinghe Chateau in July 1917 in which he describes Poppies by the million. The Chateau survived the war
Headstone of Private Richard le Page, 26 March 1918Le Page, who was 42 years old, was in the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry. He is buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery. The Regiment was formed at the end of 1916 from the Guernsey Militia
Preserved Yorkshire Trench - BoesingeThis was first explored in February 1992 by a local group called The Diggers. Gradually an important trench and dug-out system was uncovered
The Kleine Berta Mortar, BoezingeThis Little Bertha mortar (named after Bertha, Gustav Krupps wife), sits on the top of an ivy-covered blockhouse in the centre of the village
Ypres battlefields Entry Point North, Klein ZwaanhofThe Ypres battlefield has been divided into three areas, each with walking and cycling routes, and each featuring a particular aspect of the land
Memorial board for Harry Patch, the last British veteranThe board stood alongside Harrys memorial beside the Steenbeek stream. Both were damaged by motor vehicles and have since been moved. Harry paid for the memorial himself. Date: 2016
Memorial to Irish poet Francis Ledwidge, Artillery WoodThe memorial, mounted on a brick plinth, carries a photo of the poet. Beside it the Irish flag flies, there is an information board and behind is an apple tree planted in his memory on 27 March 2010
German cemetery Langemarck mass graveThe majority of the over 44, 000 bodies buried here are from the fighting during the First Battle of Ypres that began on 18 October 1914
Tribute to Harry Patch, Carrefour, LangemarckThis was done by Moorslede artist Philip Cardoen and is part of a series of 60 pictures planned to form The Western Front Painting Tour. Date: 2016
Menin Road South CWGC CemeteryThe 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
Mourning figures German War Cemetery LangemarckIn various renovations over the years these figures have been moved from place to place in the cemetery. Now they stand at the top end of the mass grave. They were sculpted by Professor Emil Krieger
German gas attack 22 April 1915 MemorialThis is to the French 87th Territorial Infantry Division and is on the wall of Langemarck Town Hall. Date: 2016
Typical Commonwealth War Grave CWGC signs, PotijzeThe typical, ubiquitous CWGC green signs with white lettering, point to Potijze Chateau Grounds, Potijze Chateau Lawn and Potijze Chateau Wood Cemeteries. Date: 2016
Kiwanis Model of the Menin Gate - Menin Gate RampartsThe model is remarkably life-like and is Dedicated to the Relatives of the Soldiers who stood here from 1914-1918. Kiwanis International is an international service club founded in 1915 in Detroit
Detail, Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial, Hill 60The plaque details how the Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial had been destroyed in 1940 by the Germans and was rebuilt using some of the original stone
Queen Victorias Rifles Memorial, Hill 60This is in an enclosed walking area which includes craters.The memorial was destroyed by the Germans in 1940 and later restored. Many veterans had their ashes scattered here. Date: 2016
Ypres battlefields Entry Point South, PalingbeekThree Entry Points (North, East and South) to walking tours covering many points of interest in the Salient were created for the 100th Anniversaries, each with an unmanned Information Centre
2nd Worcesters Memorial, Geluveld MillThis commemorates the famous battle of 31 October 1914 when the Worcesters, together with the 1st South Wales Borderers, stopped a German attack that was close to breaking through to Ypres
Two shot French Resistance Members Memorial, Hill 60Pierre Marchant and Lucien Olivier were shot on 2nd September 1944. The memorial is beside the bridge over the railway. Date: 2016
Canadian 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders, 3rd Bde MemorialThis commemorates the Battle of Mount Sorrel, Observatory Ridge, and has a bas relief map of the action of 2 June 1916. It was unveiled on 22 October 2011. Date: 2016
A bunker at the northern corner of Shrewsbury ForestThe forest was named by the 2nd Kings Shropshire Light Infantry in March 1915. It had been taken by the Germans in October 1914 but they were driven out on the 31st. Date: 2016
Australian 5th Division Memorial detail, Polygon WoodThe memorial itself stands on top of the old rifle buttes used for musketry training before 1870. Polygon Wood is now replanted, the original one having a trotting course inside. Date: 2016
Plaque to Capt Clement Robertson VC, Merlijn RestaurantThe 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
Buttes New CWGC Cemetery, New Zealand MemorialThe 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
Flemish Soldiers Memorial Crypt, ZonnbekeThe crypt is in the local cemetery. There was considersable acrimony between the French speaking population and those who spoke Flemish
Plaque to Canadian Artillery D21 Battery, ZonnebekeThe plaque is on the outside wall of the re-built church. The battery was stationed in Zonnebeke during Third Ypres, October-November 1917
Recreated trenches Passchendaele Memorial Museum Date: 2016
Statue to New Zealand Forces who fought at Messines (Mesen) Date: 2016
Caterpillar Crater- the water is at the very bottom- Hill 60 Date: 2016
Ypres train passing Larch Wood CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016
Memorial to 2 French Resistance Members, shot 1944, Hill 60 Date: 2016
Bunker, Shrewsbury Forest, Ypres area Date: 2016
15th Bn, Can 48th Highlanders Memorial, Battle of Mount Sorrel Date: 2016
Australian 5th Division Memorial, plaque detail, Polygon Wood Date: 2016
Memorial to Capt Brodie, Glencorse Wood, Ypres area Date: 2016
Plaque to Capt Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant, Ypres area Date: 2016
Buttes New Brit CWGC Cemetery & New Zealand Memorial Date: 2016
Remembrance Tree No. 73, Ypres Entry Route East Date: 2016
D21 Bty, Canadian Field Artillery, Plaque, Zonnebeke Church Date: 2016
Trompe l Oeuil, Dug-out Experience, Passchendaele Museum Date: 2016
Interior American Barrack, Passchendael Memorial Museum Date: 2016