Tag Archives: Ypres

Queen Victoria’s Rifles HQ, 56 Davies Street, London

Posted on November 13, 2013 by DH

The badge of the Queen Victoria’s Rifles provides a reminder of World War I in one of London’s most well-heeled districts. It adorns the wall of 56 Davies Street, where the unit (officially the 9th County of London Battalion) was … Continue reading →

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CWGC restores Ypres’ Menin Gate for Centenary

Posted on November 1, 2013 by DH

Commonwealth War Graves Commission staff are working to prepare the Menin Gate in Ypres for the Centenary of World War I in 2014. Since early spring, horticultural staff have carried out turf renovation in and around the site. In addition, … Continue reading →

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Ypres ceremony links to Flanders Fields Memorial Garden

Posted on October 31, 2013 by DH

On Monday 11 November, 62 British and Belgian schoolchildren will participate in a special ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres as part of the Flanders Fields Memorial Garden project. The Flanders Fields Memorial Garden is being built alongside the … Continue reading →

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Egypt-born VC winner to receive Manchester commemoration

Posted on September 24, 2013 by DH

Sergeant Issy Smith, an Egypt-born Victoria Cross winner, will be commemorated in his adopted home city of Manchester, following a campaign by the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (Ajex). The government plans to commemorate all the British-born VC winners … Continue reading →

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‘Oldest’ UK war memorial set for restoration

Posted on June 14, 2013 by DH

A World War I memorial that is believed to be the oldest in Britain is set for renovation, 96 years after it was installed, reports Thisisgloucestershire.co.uk The wooden cross and memorial at Inchbrook, Stroud, was dedicated in 1917 on land … Continue reading →

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UK tour operators visit Flanders Fields

Posted on March 29, 2013 by DH

Last week more than 50 UK tour operators visited Ypres and the surrounding area. In readiness for the Centerary next year, the Flemish government has invested millions of euros in the tourism sector of this region. The forum offered operators … Continue reading →

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Hislop and Palin join forces on Wipers Times film

Posted on March 11, 2013 by DH

Michael Palin is to star in a BBC Two film about a satirical magazine published during World War I, reports chortle.co.uk. The film, The Wipers Times, has been written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman and is based on the … Continue reading →

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Two World War I brothers commemorated in East London

Posted on March 6, 2013 by DH

Tucked away at the back of churchyard in east London is this gravestone that tells the sad story of how a widowed mother lost two of her sons in World War I. Edmund John Thorogood was a gunner in the … Continue reading →

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Captain Charles La Coste MC

Posted on February 12, 2013 by DH

Captain Charles La Coste MC General List att. 1/8th West Yorkshire Regiment Killed in action at Poelcappelle, 9 October 1917 Captain La Coste is commemorated on the Tyne Cot memorial. There is also a La Coste listed on the Great … Continue reading →

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World War I archeology at Cannock Chase

Posted on February 2, 2013 by DH

Archaeologists plan to excavate a unique training area that was created on Cannock Chase in Staffordshire during World War I. The site was based on Messines Ridge near Ypres and was used to help troops gain experience of conditions on … Continue reading →

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