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Burial Ceremony for a Soldier of the Great War

A burial service for an unknown Commonwealth soldier will take place at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Buttes New British Cemetery at 10am on 4 July 2018. The casualty was discovered near Hooge near Ypres, and although it is known that he was serving with the Commonwealth forces, it has not been possible to identify him.  The CWGC will commemorate him as a ...

UK’S youth enrich visitor experience at war graves in France and Belgium

YOUTH ENRICH VISITOR EXPERIENCE AT WAR GRAVES IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM Commonwealth War Graves Commission Centenary Interns will welcome visitors to some of the most iconic CWGC sites in the world The Interns will deliver free ‘Gateway to Ypres’ walking tours, explaining the CWGC’s important role in the establishment of Ieper as a place of pilgrimage CWGC Centenary ...

Westvleteren: Remembrance VIFF for Edward Osler - 30/08

Please find below some photos of the remembrance on Thursday, 30 August 2018, at Dozinghem Military Cemetery at Westvleteren. This event was organized by the Friends of the In Flanders Fields ...

Ieper: Last Post - 17/09

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Monday, 17 September 2018 at 8.00 PM. During this ceremony wreaths were laid by: Brewood and District Rotary Club Shropshire Freemasons McClelland group Poppyfields the musical    

Ieper: Last Post - 09/09

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Sunday, 9 September 2018 at 8.00 PM. During this ceremony wreaths were laid by: Burghwallis RBL Colmer family Barratt family Lennon family Bussell family Group Storie-Pugh MMBT Fenney family    

Dranouter: Centenary of the liberation of Dranouter - 30/08

On Thursday, 30 August 2018, the centenary of the liberation at the end of the Great War of the village of Dranouter was commemorated. Please find below a number of pictures of the tributes who ...

Ieper: Last Post - 07/09

Ieper - Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Friday, 7 September 2018 at 8.00 PM. During this ceremony wreaths were laid by: Military Wives Choir Scots Guards Band KOYLI Pilgrimage LOL 36 Verband der Resevisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr Koninklijke Kring Reserveofficieren Antwerpen Alloa Academy Rotary Club of Abergavenny Jeans ...

A new display shines a light on the maintenance and restoration of Belgium’s Commonwealth War Cemeteries

A century of caring is a new display at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Ieper Information Centre, highlighting 100 years of work by the Commission in Belgium. Louise Dujardin and Sarah Camerlynck The display is launched in conjunction with a large-scale renovation project on 24 Commonwealth cemeteries in the Ypres Salient, supported by a grant from the Flemish ...

New-Zealand cyclists gather to remember WW1 Cyclist Corps

A group of cyclists will travel from New Zealand to the Spring Classics of Flanders and northern France in a special tour to remember the service and sacrifice of the New-Zealand Cyclist Corps (NZCC). The group includes family members of the NZCC soldiers who fought and died in Belgium. The tour is built around the Ronde van Vlaanderen and the Paris Roubaix and will include a special ...

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 07/09

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Friday, 7 September 2018. The Last Post at Ploegsteert takes place every first Friday of the month at 19.00hrs.  

Ieper: Last Post - 03/09

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Monday, 3 September 2018 at 8.00 PM. During this ceremony wreaths were laid by: Royal Victoria Regiment Association Bishop group (Aus) Kinross High School MMBT Adams family (Aus)  

Lecture: Disputed earth - Geology and trench warfare

DISPUTED EARTH GEOLOGY AND TRENCH WARFARE 22-02-2018 Onder de titel "Gateways to the First World War" organiseren het In Flanders Fields Museum en de Universiteit van Kent (School of History) in het academiejaar 2017-2018 een reeks van acht seminars. De lezing vindt plaats op donderdag 22 april 2018 om 19u15 in het Museumcafé. Donderdag 22 februari 2018 om ...

Kemmel: 100 Years Battle of Vierstraat Ridge - 29/08

The American Embassy and the village of Heuvelland commemorated the centenary of the Battle of Vierstraat Ridge, the beginning of the allied offensive in our region in 1918. The commemoration ...

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