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Ypres Salient, Flanders & The Menin Gate {Page 6}...
This area of Belgium is known as Flemish Flanders and Ypres (Leper) is the principal city. The Ypres Salient was formed
by the Allied countries to halt and protect Germany’s advance towards the ports of Calais and Boulogne (the Race for
the Sea); this resulted in the First Battle of Ypres in 1914 – 19th October to 22nd November. The following
key battles after this were:
It must also be noted that
on top of the five main conflicts of the Salient, constant battles, offensives, exchanges and skirmishes took place in the
region during the whole of the Great War. Key and infamous names and locations from this area include Messines, Wytschaete,
Polygon Wood, Hill 60, Langemarck, the Lys, Sanctuary Wood, Ploegsteert Wood and Passchendaele to name but a few. Over 1,700,000 soldiers on both sides were killed or wounded in this region of Belgium during the War years not to
mention the uncounted numbers of civilians. The City of Ypres was constantly shelled by the Germans during
the whole of the war but was never taken. Nowadays it is fully restored and is resplendent with its cathedral and stunning
Cloth Hall. Flanders is now the resting place for many a soldier and is the home of numerous CWGC cemeteries
and superb memorials including:
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses,
row on row" - John McCrae. ......... o O o ......... If you need Military Bands or Assistance with Honouring Veterans - Please contact your local Royal British Legion. If sadly this is for a Military Funeral or Honouring Veterans at their Funeral, the best contact points are here. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has the responsibility to ensure that 1.7 million people who died in the two world wars will never be forgotten. They care
for cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations, in 153 countries. The CWGC values and aims, laid out in 1917, are as relevant
now as they were over a 100 years ago.... ......... o O o ......... We have added a number
of further pages and Picture Galleries to our website for you of The National Memorial Arboretum, the Ypres Salient, Flanders & The Menin Gate, Nord Pas de Calais, Somme, Vimy Ridge, Verdun and World War 1 Main Page and seven underpinning pages. ......... o O o ......... The images below are: Picture 51 {0056} - The grave of the Kent and England cricketer Colin Blythe, a superstar of his time and the most
famous cricketer to die in WW1. He lies in peace in Oxford Road Cemetery. Picture 52 {0046} - Memorial at
St Eloi, a small village close to where the St Eloi craters. There were more than 30 British and German mines laid in this
area. The largest single mine in this area was a British one containing 95,600lbs of explosive. Picture 53
{0043} - US Memorial was erected in 1930 with views over the Wytschaete Ridge. Also described as the Kemmel American Monument
due to its close proximity to mount Kemmel. The monument was designed by George Howe. Picture 54 {0042} -
The Americans fought along side the British Army in the Wytschaete area in 1918. The Flanders Fields American Cemetery and
Memorial is on the southwest edge of the town of Waregem some 60 km from this location. Picture 55 {0041}
- Information board adjacent to the US 27th and 30th Division Memorial. Picture 56 {0040} - Memorial to the
US 27th and 30th Division near Wytschaete. Picture 57 {0039} - The entrance to Bedford House Cemetery located
2.5km south of Ypres. Bedford House was also known as Woodcote House - both names given to the nearby Chateau Rosendal. Picture 58 {0038} - Bedford House Cemetery. The ruins of Chateau Rosendal can be found at the rear of the Cemetery.
Although never in German hands the chateau was destroyed by shellfire. There are 5,139 WW1 commonwealth burials here. There
are also 69 WW2 commonwealth burials along with 2 German burials. The cemetery was designed by W C Von Berg. Picture
59 {0037} - A panel on the New Zealand Memorial at Messines Ridge Cemetery. The New Zealand Moari soldiers are commemorated
here. Picture 60 {0036} - Cross of Sacrifice mounted on the New Zealand Memorial at Messines Ridge Cemetery. These images are kindly provided by Ian Humphreys, RBL, and are his Copyright. You may click on the thumb nail images
for the original - these are high res images and may not be used for commercial purposes without full written consent from
Mr Humphreys. Each image is 3264 x 2448 pixels or 3008 x 2000 pixels and are several MB in size...
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