John McCrae site at Essex Farm, Ieper, Belgium
The Canadian John McCrae wrote the famous World War One poem, 'In Flanders Fields' whilst serving on the Western Front in 1914-18.
This video starts in the Essex Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery on the northern edge of Ieper, Belgium. Close by is the medical bunker where McCrae was stationed and is now a site dedicated to his memory.
One of the most poignant graves I saw in my travels of the Somme & Ieper areas was that for Rifleman VJ Strudwick (The Rifle Brigade) who died on 14th January 1916 aged just 15. The family inscription on his grave says, 'Not Gone From Memoray or From Love'
The video continues throught the medical bunker area and to the satrt of the 'Flanders Fields' behind.
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John McCrae: In Flanders Fields - Ypres, Belgium
This is a brief history of John McCrae who wrote the poem In Flanders Field while working as a doctor for the Canadian Forces in WWI. Philippe Uyttenhove from Quasimodo Tours in Bruges, Belgium was our excellent and informative guide through Flanders Fields. Philippe ended our tour with the recitation of In Flanders Fields.
Hill 60, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium
Hill 60, so named because of the map contour around the site, is located about 2 miles south east of Ieper. In the Great War, its height and location made it a focus of fighting on the Ypres Salient.
Of particular note, although not so clear in this 2D video, is the current undulating nature of the preserved Hill 60 site. It is full of concrete bunkers but also vast areas of mine and artillery craters.
No doubt, Hill 60 was both an important location to hold militarily but a damned awful place to hold and live.
Corrections to commentary:
1. I keep saying Hill 62!! This is Hill 60.
2. I have been advised by Simon (Belgium) that the large above ground bunker seen in this video is Aussie made not German.
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World War 1: In Flanders Fields footage (Ypres, Ieper - Belgium)
This clip features footage of World War I. Source: 'In Flanders Fields Museum', Ypres, western Belgium.
Hotel Ambrosia Ieper(Ypres), Belgium: World War 1 Revisited
Hotel Ambrosia is situated in the heart of the beautiful town of Ypres (Ieper) in Belgium. Vincent, your host, will be happy to welcome you in this charming, family-run hotel. Guests can unwind in the comfort of their stylish hotel room. Cooked breakfast will be served if you book via
Only 200 metres away you will find the nearby market square and the famous Menin Gate. Find out about the history of this unusual city at the In Flanders' Fields Museum. This museum is based in the 13th century Cloth Hall that has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The hotel offers possibilities to rent bicycles and scooters. Stroll or cycle through the extraordinary streets of the city that was greatly destroyed during the First World War and was reconstructed again in its original style. Hotel Rooms: 10
World War One Commonwealth Cemeteries Ypres, Belgium
pictures and a short video clip from the time i spent in ypres, belgium with the belgian army visiting the commonwealth graves of world war 1..this may bring a tear to your eye..did to me..the song is very emotional..
Ieper CWGC Cemeteries, Belgium
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Ypres Belgium In Flanders Fields
This tour in Ypres, Belgium ended at the WWI medical dressing station where Canadian, Dr. John McCrae, tended to wounded soldiers during the Great War. It was at this spot that McCrae wrote the famous poem, In Flanders Fields. Philippe Uyttenhove of Quasimodo Tours in Bruges was our guide and he is fantastic - knowledgeable (a local) and interesting. Book this tour when you go to Bruges!!
Ypres 2010 - Essex Farm Cemetry with guide Chris Lock
Ypres 2010 - Essex Farm Cemetry with guide Chris Lock
Day 10 26Aug2015 Part 2 Ypres, Belgium
Day 10 26Aug2015 Part 2 Ypres, Belgium
Start of the Ypres WW1 Salient Battlefields tour, starting with meadow and marker where Major McCrae wrote In Flanders Field:
During the early days of the Second Battle of Ypres a young Canadian artillery officer, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, was killed on 2nd May, 1915 in the gun positions near Ypres. An exploding German artillery shell landed near him. He was serving in the same Canadian artillery unit as a friend of his, the Canadian military doctor and artillery commander Major John McCrae.
As the brigade doctor, John McCrae was asked to conduct the burial service for Alexis because the chaplain had been called away somewhere else on duty that evening. It is believed that later that evening, after the burial, John began the draft for his now famous poem “In Flanders Fields”.
Essex Farm Cemetery: there are 1,200 WW1 servicemen buried or commemorated in this cemetery. Of these burials 103 are not identified. There are special memorials commemorating 19 casualties who are known or believed to be buried among the unidentified burials.
Tyne Cot Cemetery: Tyne Cot cemetery first came into being in October 1917 when the ridge where the cemetery is now located was captured by the British Army. One of several German blockhouses was large enough to be used as an Advanced Dressing Station. As a result of casualties not surviving their wounds in this medical Dressing Station there were 354 burials near the Dressing Station.
Most of the graves in the vicinity of the Cross of Sacrifice will, therefore, be identified as they died of wounds in this place and were subsequently buried here. The graves of these burials are for soldiers, including some Germans, who died between 6th October 1917 and the end of March 1918 when the German Army attacked and retook this ridge of high ground south of Passchendaele village.
The cemetery was then again in German occupied ground from 13th April until 28th September 1918, when the Belgian Army captured the ridge in the final push during the last weeks of the war.
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Railtours Visit to Flanders Fields and Ypres WW1 Battlegrounds
This was a trip organised by Railtours to the first world war battle fields and cemeteries in Belgium. Whilst there we were able to visit Grandad's grave. We covered the important sites and ceremonies on this special trip. Railtours took good care of us. We were able to walk in ww1 trenches and look at the battle sights all around Ypres. If you have never visited Flanders then it is something you should consider. Millions of soldiers died here, and this is by way of tribute to them. The countless unnamed soldiers are on the memorials here along with some who were recognised. My passion has been walking, last year I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and walking is no longer natural. However I find that the more walking I do, the easier it gets, at least for now
I hope that watching these films will encourage others to hang in there, and try to keep going, whilst enjoying beautiful countryside
Flanders Field, Ypres, Belgium
From 1914 to 1918 Flanders Fields was a major battle theatre in the First World War. A million soldiers from more than 50 different countries were wounded, missing or killed in action here. Entire cities and villages were destroyed, their population on the run. Ypres and Passchendaele became worldwide symbols for the senselessness of war. Today, the peaceful region still bears witness to this history in monuments, museums, cemeteries and the countless individual stories that link it with the world.
Ypres - Ieper - WW1 - Belgium - Menin Gate Last Post- A visit to the Battlefields area January 2011
A visit to the Ypres Salient Battlefield Area in January 2011. Following in part, my grandfather's battalion's (17th Royal Scots) war diary. A visit on behalf of the family of Pte John Tait to Bard Cottage Cemetery. A look at Yorkshire Trench and the Messines Ridge area. At the end of the video is the Last Post ceremony of 9th January 2011.
Flanders Fields: Visiting World War 1 sites in Belgium
Lots of sites around Ypres (Ieper) Belgium - In Flanders Fields museum, Tyne Cot cemetery, Menin Gate, Yorkshire Trenches.
A Look at the Writing of In Flanders Fields by John McCrae
In this video we explore the location (Ypres, Belgium) where John McCrae wrote his famous poem In Flanders Fields in 1915. We provide footage of what the site looks like today, and share the story of what was happening in 1915 when he wrote the poem.
We also visit the site where he is buried in northern France. Although John McCrae made it through the battles at Ypres, he would not make it home from the First World War. He died in January of 1918.
MENIN GATE- Last Post Ceremony | War Memorial in Ypres, Belgium
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Ypres
Ypres, Flanders Museum, Hill 60, Hill 62, Trenches, Tyne Cot And The Menin Gate.
Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
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John McCrae | In Flanders Fields
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In Flanders Fields is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. - Wikipedia
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The Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery, nr Ieper Belgium
This is a small sample of the video clips showing views of the Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium taken from the Video History Today database.
Please take a look at Video History Today , the first web site to offer unique collections of re-usable original video clips designed for teachers and students.
The idea behind Video History Today is to give schools the raw material to make mini-documentaries and video essays on historical subjects.
Initial packages focus on World War I (Somme and Ieper areas), The Holocaust, the American Civil War and D-Day & Normandy 1944.