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Facebook livestream special Last Post op ANZAC Day

Traditionally on 25th April, the day of the landing in Gallipoli, the Australian and New Zealand communities remember the fallen of their countries during the Great War. The special Last Post for ANZAC Day will again be organised on Sunday 25 April 2021 at 11 a.m. at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper, Belgium. The Australian and New Zealand Ambassadors will lay a wreath together with the ...

Innovations in the permanent exhibition of the IFFM

IFFM 2021 – upgrade This spring, the In Flanders Fields Museum presents a large number of innovations in the permanent exhibition. When many thousands of visitors from Belgium and abroad will find their way back to Ypres, they will be able to visit an even more attractive museum thanks to an investment of 400,000 euros. Three audio guide tours From now on, you can also visit the ...

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 04/09

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Friday 6 August 2021. The Last Post at Ploegsteert takes place every first Friday of the month at ...

Ieper: St. Charles de Potyze, Begrafenis van 9 Franse soldaten (F. Mahieu) - 23/09

St. Charles de Potyze, Ypres, 23 sept. 2021 begrafenis van 9 Franse soldaten uit de 1e Wereldoorlog. Zij werden gevonden te Koksijde, Diksmuide et Langemark. Drie van deze soldaten behoorden tot de Fulisers Marins die Dijksmuide verdedigden in 1914.  WIJ BLIJVEN HEN GEDENKEN.   St. Charles de Potyze, Ypres, 23 sept. 2021 funerailles pour 9 soldats français inconnus ...  

Ieper: Burial of 9 French soldiers - 23/09

On Thursday 23 September 2021 the burial of 9 French soldiers took place at the French military cemetery Saint-Charles de Potyze at Ieper. The soldiers had been found at and around Diksmuide and probably died in October/November 1914 when French troops succeeded in stopping the Germans at Diksmuide. The coffins of the soldiers. The coffins were installed at ...  

Zillebeke: Ceremony Four Days of the Yser - 20/08

Please find below some pictures of the ceremony at Sanctuary Wood Cemetery on Friday 20 August 2021. The ceremony was organised by Defence Belgium at the occasion of the 48th edition of the ...

Ieper: Last Post - 18/09

Ieper - Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Saturday 18 September 2021 at 8.00 PM. Wreaths were laid by the organisation of the Western Front Trail, the City of Ieper and representatives of the British and Australian Embassies.  

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 ...

Zillebeke: Guided tour Hedge Row Trench Cemetry - 12/09

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission participated in the Open Monument Dag on Sunday 12 September 2021. One of the locations that could be visited was Hedge Row Trench Cemetery at Zillebeke. Restoration works are in progress at this moment. The CWGC was present with its dedicated staff and personnel to inform the visitors. Most of the ...

Zillebeke: Renovation works Perth Cemetery (China Wall) - 12/09

Renovation works are in full progress at Perth Cemetery (China Wall) at Zillebeke at this moment. The wall around the cemetery is being renvovated / reconstructed. Please find below some pictures taken on Sunday 12 September 2021.  

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 ...

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 06/08

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Friday 6 August 2021. The Last Post at Ploegsteert takes place every first Friday of the month at ...

  • 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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