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354,000 euros for the restoration of Commonwealth war cemeteries

Matthias Diependaele, Flemish Minister of Heritage, grants 354,291 euros for the restoration of Commonwealth war cemeteries. “The military cemeteries in West Flanders are part of the landscape. They are astonishing reminders of the importance of peace. I am therefore delighted that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cares for these cemeteries in an immaculate way and I gladly support ...

From 1 July: (limited) public attendance resumes at the Last Post ceremony

In recent months, the Last Post Association has done everything possible to ensure the continuity of the daily Last Post ceremony. Now that the corona regulations are starting to be relaxed, from Wednesday, 1 July 2020 it will once again be possible for a limited number of members of the public to attend the ceremony. The continuity of the daily ceremony remains unbroken Since the ...

Zonnebeke: Huib Hoste and modernism - 01/08

Let architect Huib Hoste show you around in the Church of Our Lady in Zonnebeke. He tells the special story of his unique creations in a generally traditional reconstruction after the devastation ...

Ieper: Last Post - 08/12

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Tuesday 8 December 2020 at 8.00 PM. Still no public allowed at the Menin Gate due to COVID-19.    

Passendale: Commemoration of the Armistice at Tyne Cot - 11/11

On Armistice Day 11 November 2020, several parties paid tribute to the fallen: British Ambassador Martin Shearman Australian Ambassador Justin Brown Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. The British Ambassador. Arrival of the Australian Ambassador. Geert Bekaert, area director of ...  

Zonnebeke: 103 years Battle of Passchendaele remembered at New Zealand remembrance garden - 31/07

103 years Battle of Passchendaele is appropriately commemorated at the New Zealand memorial garden A century ago the landscape between Ypres and Passchendaele formed the backdrop for the ...

Buglers of the Last Association paid tribute to the fallen soldiers - 11/11

- Two buglers of the Last Post Association paid a short tribute to the fallen on Wednesday morning 11 November 2020. They did this on the French cemetery St. Charles de Potyze and the British cemetery Bedford House.  

Cancellation of Anzac Day 2020 services

MESSAGE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND AMBASSADORS Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we regret to inform you that public Anzac Day services in Belgium are cancelled this year. The Australian and New Zealand Embassies and the local communities in Zonnebeke, Ieper, Messines and Comines-Warneton have not taken this decision lightly. The cancellation is in line with ...

Cancellation Anzac Day commemoration in Zonnebeke

Given the current circumstances, the municipality of Zonnebeke, by mutual agreement of the Embassies of New Zealand and Australia to Belgium, decided to cancel the annual commemoration on Anzac Day, 25 April 2020. On 25 April 1915 the ‘Australian and New Zealand Army Corps’ (ANZAC) landed at Gallipoli for their first major battle of the First World War. Many lives were lost. For ...

Zonnebeke: Memorial plaque for Prince Maurice of Battenberg - 25/10

On Sunday 25 October 2020, a memorial plaque was unveiled at Broodseinde in Zonnebeke for H.H. Prince Maurice of Battenberg. Address by Erwin Ureel MBE. Group Captain Justin Fowler, Defence Attaché Great Britain. Unveiling of the Memorial Plaque. The Last Post. And the ...

Passendale: Commemoration of the Battle of 's Graventafel - 12/10

In October 1917, New Zealand troops were heavily involved in the Third Battle of Ieper. The troops suffered many casualties. These fights were remembered on Monday, 12 October 2020, with a short commemoration at the New Zealand monument on 's Graventafel. Addresses by the city authorities of Zonnebeke (above) and by Her Excellency Diana Reaich, New Zealand ...

Save Talbot House: Fundraising to keep historic WW1 soldiers club open

The Every Man’s Club In December 1915, British army chaplains founded a club in Poperinge, Flanders. Their goal was to create a home from home for over half a million weary and homesick troops that were in the area. Here, they could meet up with friends regardless of rank, have a cup of tea, write a letter home, enjoy a well-kept garden or play the piano. In the attic, a chapel ...

Wijtschate: Subterranean tunnels dating from WWI discovered during sewage works in Wijtschate - 26/06

Whilst installing a new sewage system in the center of Wijtschate (municipality of Heuvelland), workmen stumbled upon a WWI bunker. All works were temporarily suspended, to give the archaeologists ...

  • Experience war and peace in Flanders Fields

    The website Greatwar.be introduces you in the theme of the Great War in the In Flanders Fields region. The database contains an overview of all monuments, sites, locations, cemeteries, ... in Flanders Fields.

    Further on you will find the important events that remember the First World War, a list op publications, the musea, interesting websites and extensive historical information.

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