Photographer Mike Sheil's latest exhibition is taking place in Passandale Church as part of the Third Battle of Ypres commemorations now under way in Flanders.
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Photographer Mike Sheil's latest exhibition is taking place in Passandale Church as part of the Third Battle of Ypres commemorations now under way in Flanders.
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Passchendaele Centenary – 13 war memorials in England ‘listed’ or upgraded
A memorial to a rugby star and a monument in a village built for disabled veterans are among 13 English war memorials newly listed for conservation, or upgraded, to mark the Battle of Passchendaele Centenary.
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Book Review – Passchendaele: A New History
Centenary News verdict’This thought-provoking book, arguing that British and Commonwealth forces came close to forcing a major German retreat in autumn 1917, should at least challenge some pre-conceived notions about the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele.’
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Eve-of-Centenary commemorations in Ypres for 1917 battle
Events have been taking place in Ypres tonight (Sunday July 30) on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele.
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From Parsonage to Passchendaele – A British nurse under fire in Flanders
As the Passchendaele commemorations start, ex-BBC correspondent Tim Luard recalls the harrowing experiences of his great aunt as a senior nurse at the Third Battle of Ypres.
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From Parsonage to Passchendaele – A British nurse under fire in Flanders
As the Passchendaele commemorations start, ex-BBC correspondent Tim Luard recalls the harrowing experiences of his great aunt as a senior nurse at the Third Battle of Ypres.
Continue reading‘Passchendaele Remembered’ – 3rd Battle of Ypres Centenary Programme
Commemorations coming up in Flanders in summer/autumn 2017 to mark the centenary of a WW1 campaign fought in some of the most atrocious conditions on the Western Front.
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100 Years Ago: Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele starts
British-led forces began an offensive in Flanders on 31 July 1917 that is still mired in controversy.
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Centenary Anniversary: Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele
31st July 1917: British-led forces began an offensive in Flanders that is still mired in controversy.
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