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Programme 100 years Armistice 2018

The end of the centenary commemorations of the First World War (2014-2018) will be marked during the weekend of 9-11 November 2018 by a number of special events in Ieper and Zonnebeke. Different partners have collaborated to develop a total programme that will proclaim the universal message of peace in a serene and respectful manner. This programme is an initiative of the Flemish Government in ...

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 ...

Ieper: Michael Morpurgo in Ieper with 'Poppy Field - The concert' - 15/12

Michael Morpurgo, the author of War Horse (filmed by Spielberg and also a musical brought on West End), brought a spoken concert in the church of Saint-Jacob in Ieper on Sunday, 16 ...

Ieper: Last Post - 06/01

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Sunday, 6 January 2019 at 8.00 PM. During this ceremony no wreaths were laid, but the Westbourne Grammar School from Australia did sing 'In Flanders Fields'.    

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 04/01

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Friday, 4 January 2019. The Last Post at Ploegsteert takes place every first Friday of the month at 19.00hrs.    

Ieper: Last Post - 07/12

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Friday, 7 December 2018 at 8.00 PM. During this ceremony wreaths were laid by: Sittingbourne ...

Ieper: Last Post - 01/01

Ieper - Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Tuesday, 1 January 2019 at 8.00 PM. During this ceremony no wreaths were laid.  

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 ...

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 ...

Ieper: Last Post - 28/12

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Friday, 28 December 2018 at 8.00 PM. During this ceremony wreaths were laid by: Team Empella (Group Holmes) Horsfield family  

Ieper: Last Post - 15/12

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Saturday, 15 December 2018 at 8.00 PM. During this ceremony wreaths were laid by: Kitcher family Koninklijk Sint-Jozef-Werkmankoor, Tielt BBNO Belgische beroepsvereniging Nederlandstalige Orthodontisten EFOSA European Federation of Orthodontic Specialists Associations Dosanjh ...

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 ...

Ieper: Last Post - 29/11

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Thursday, 29 November 2018 at 8.00 PM. During this ceremony wreaths were laid by: British Section, SHAPE ...

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