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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 ...

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 11/11

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Sunday, 11 November2018. The Last Post at Ploegsteert takes place every first Friday of the month at ...

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 December 2018. Sir Michael Morpurgo brought Poppy Field, a new musical and word spectacle to ieper. Its based on his recent book and tells the story of an farming family in ...  

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 Rockchoir Lutterworth High School Bebington High School The Deepings School Aviation & Combined Services Lodge 8504 Vasi family Premier League Academy U12 Christmas Truce Competition St. ...  

Langemark: Ceremony Welsh Memorial Park - 11/11

Please find below a number of pictures of the ceremony which was held at the Welsh Memorial Park in Langemark on Sunday, 11/11/2018 at 6.00 PM. The ceremony took place to mark the centenary of the ...

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 07/12

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

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 ...

Zillebeke: Excavation tankcemetery Hooge (Frank Mahieu) - 01/12

Opgraving WO-1 tankkerkhof : Nabij Hooge Crater museum wordt er zaterdag 1 dec en zondag 2 dec. gegraven naar resten van Britse WO1-tanks onder leiding van een team Archeologen, een initiatief van Niek Benoot van het Hooge Crater Museum. Een impressie hier. Excavation WW-1 tankcemetery: Near Hooge Crater museum, Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd Dec. excavations are done searching for the the ...

Ieper: Last Post - 18/11

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Sunday, 18 November 2018 at 8.00 PM. During this ceremony wreaths were laid by: Merseyside Police Sports & Social Association Bristol University Officer Training Corps  

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: End of the poppy parade on Armistice - 11/11

Please find below some pictures of the end of the poppy parade in Ieper on Sunday, 11 November 2018. This at the occasion of the Centenary of Armistice on ...

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