New Zealanders gathered for ceremonies in Belgium on June 7 honouring the service and sacrifice of their soldiers who fought at the Battle of Messines.
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UK & Ireland join in Messines Centenary tribute
Prince William and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny took part in commemorations marking the centenary of the Battle of Messines on 7 June 2017.
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CWGC given €3.9m to restore Flanders cemeteries
The Flanders Government is giving the Commonwealth War Graves Commission more than €3.9 million towards restoration projects at 24 cemeteries in the Ieper (Ypres) area.
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New ‘War Horse’ reading for 2017 Ypres/Passchendaele Centenary
Author Michael Morpurgo will read a new short story in Ypres on Sunday 30 July at the start of commemorations for the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele.
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The Menin Gate at 90 – CWGC photo display in Ypres
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has opened a photo exhibition to mark the 90th anniversary of the Menin Gate.
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The unveiling of the Menin Gate – how blind veterans told the story
Two blind soldiers’ accounts of the unveiling of the Menin Gate 90 years ago today have been voiced for the charity, Blind Veterans UK, founded as St Dunstan’s during WW1.
Continue reading‘Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace’ in Passchendaele
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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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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