The history of the CWGC Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
CWGC Chief Historian Glyn Prysor takes a deeper look into the building of the CWGC Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
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Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres. May 2016.
The Last Post ceremony takes place every night at 8pm, at the Menin Gate in Ypres. This ceremony has taken place over 30,000 times, since the 1920's. The only times it hasn't taken place were during the German occupation in the Second World War. On the day the town was liberated in 1945, the buglers returned to the Gate, continuing to show their respect to the fallen of the Great War.
The Last Post ceremony at Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, 18 April 2018
The Last Post ceremony at Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, 18 April 2018.
Menen Poort, Ieper, 18 april 2018
Ceremony with deligation of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
True to its statutes, the Last Post Association wishes to honour and remember the soldiers of the British Empire who gave their lives during the Great War of 1914-1918. The Last Post ceremony seeks to express, day after day, the lasting debt of gratitude which we all owe to the men who fought and fell for the restoration of peace and the independence of Belgium.
With the passage of time, the meaning of the ceremony has become broader and deeper. When the bugles now blow, we no longer remember simply the fallen of the British Commonwealth, but also their comrades-in-arms from Belgium, France and many other allied nations, who willingly made the supreme sacrifice.
We remember, too, that many died on the other side of No Man's Land: enemies then, but partners now in a united Europe. In this sense, the Last Post is not only a mirror reflecting Europe's troubled past, but also a beacon of hope for all our futures.
Iedere avond om 20.00 uur blaast men in Ieper onder de Menenpoort de De Laatste Post ter nagedachtenis aan de 54.896 soldaten uit het Britse Gemenebest die in de veldslagen van de Eerste Wereldoorlog vielen rond Ieper. Naast het blazen van de The Last Post worden er ook kransen gelegd.
De betekenis van de plechtigheid is in de loop der jaren wat uitgebreid: wanneer de Last Post tegenwoordig geblazen wordt, herdenken we niet enkel en alleen de gesneuvelden van het Britse Gemenebest, maar evenzeer de Belgische, Franse en andere geallieerden, die ten koste van alles meevochten.
Aan de ‘andere zijde' lieten ook velen het leven. Vijanden toen, maar partners in het verenigde Europa van nu. Aldus vertegenwoordigt de Last Post niet alleen een kijk op ons verleden, maar ook een signaal van hoop naar de toekomst toe.
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Last Post Ceremony - Menin Gate, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
Every evening since 1928, at precisely eight o'clock, the Last Post - the traditional salute to the fallen warrior - has been played under the Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper (Ypres), Belgium.
This daily tribute - performed by a team of local buglers - serves to honour the memory of the soldiers of the British Empire, who fought and died in the immortal Ypres Salient during the First World War.
The ceremony consists of:
- Call to Attention by the Buglers of the Last Post Association
- Last Post by the Buglers of the Last Post Association
- Exhortation
- Minute of Silence
- Wreath laying
- Reveille
Joël Morin
cinematographer, director, producer: Joël Morin
The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, Belgium
At 8pm each evening the township of Ypres pays its respects to the fallen from WW1 whose final resting place remains unknown with a service, and Last Post at the Menin Gate.
OurTour at the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
While in Ypres we visited the Menin Gate Memorial. It was a very moving experience seeing so many names of those who gave their lives in the war. For more details and photos of our tour of Europe in a motorhome, please see our website OurTour.co.uk.
Passchendaele 100th Anniversary - Menin Gate Ceremony
Coverage of the 100th anniversary of Passchendaele commemoration.
MENIN GATE YPRES , BELGIUM 21/06/2019
The Menin Gate Memorial to the missing ,is a war memorial in Ypres Belgium to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of world war one, and who's graves are unknown Every night at 8pm the Last post Association the bugles are played ,well worth the visit to hear and remember those who fell .
MENIN GATE- Last Post Ceremony | War Memorial in Ypres, Belgium
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YPRES, Belgium Travel Vlog | IEPER Flanders Battlefield Tour
I recently spent two incredible nights in Ypres, Belgium. I stayed at Main Street Boutique Hotel which was the cutest hotel ever!
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I loved exploring the historical town in West Flanders and did a Ypres Salient Battlefield Tour on the second day. I had such a great time there and I can't wait to return to Belgium to explore more. Check out my previous video for my time in Bruges!
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Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate Ypres 24/06/2018
Last Post Association & K.H. Ons Verlangen Beverst in Ypres (Ieper), Belgium.
A tribute to the fallen allied soldiers of the Great War who lost their lifes in Flanders Fields. We will remember them.
1:03 The Last Post
1:17 The Bells of Dunblane
5:24 The Last Post
7:26 On the Road to Passchendaele
9:52 Band of Brothers (theme)
13:18 The Last Post
14:36 Gabriel's Oboe
17:20 Men of Harlech
The Last Post, Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium, (5th August 2013)
The Last Post and the Réveille only (in other words the middle part of the ceremony has been removed completely) recorded from behind the buglers on 5th August 2013.
Minin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown. Since 1928, buglers from the Last Post Association have been playing the Last Post in this very spot every night at 8 p.m., regardless of the number of attendants or weather conditions.
Menin Gate Memorial Ypres Belgium May 7 2015
A little long but well worth the viewing...
Last Post Ceremony May 7, 2015 ~ What an honor for my dear friend and trip host Eugène De Witte and I to witness a very special and emotional ceremony different from the normal daily Buglers of Last Post. On this day Poppy wreaths we laid at the Menin Gate Memorial and an added Ceremony of Bagpipes.By the end we were both brought to tears.
Every evening at 20.00 hours the road running through the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is closed to traffic. Buglers of the Last Post Association step out under the memorial to play Last Post as a daily ceremony of Remembrance. The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown.
IEPER - YPRES - 25.000ste Last Post Menin Gate - We will remember them !
IEPER - 25.000ste Last Post
Elke avond kan je onder de Menen Poort in Ieper terecht voor de Last Post, een blijvende herinnering aan de soldaten die sneuvelden in Vlaanderen.
Onder de Menenpoort weergalmt op 31 oktober voor de 25.000ste keer de Last Post , sinds 1928 Iepers dagelijkse hommage aan de gesneuvelden van de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Al die tijd wist de Last Post Association de ceremonie in ere te houden. Dat wordt uitgebreid gevierd in aanwezigheid van de gemaal van de Britse vorstin, prins Philip, en prinses Astrid van onze koninklijke familie.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years contemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.
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Belgium: Ypres - Ieper
Ypres is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders.
Te town had long been fortified to keep out invaders. Parts of the early ramparts, dating from 1385, still survive near the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate). Over time, the earthworks were replaced by sturdier masonry and earth structures and a partial moat. Ypres was further fortified in the 17th and 18th centuries while under the occupation of the Habsburgs and the French. Major works were completed at the end of the 17th century by the French military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
During World War I, Ypres was the centre of intense and sustained battles between German and Allied forces. During the war, because it was hard to pronounce in English, British troops nicknamed the city Wipers.
Ypres occupied a strategic position during World War I because it stood in the path of Germany's planned sweep across the rest of Belgium and into France from the north (the Schlieffen Plan). The neutrality of Belgium was guaranteed by Britain; Germany's invasion of Belgium brought the British Empire into the war.
After the war the town was rebuilt using money paid by Germany in reparations, with the main square, including the Cloth Hall and town hall, being rebuilt as close to the original designs as possible. The Cloth Hall today is home to In Flanders Fields Museum, dedicated to Ypres's role in the First World War.The whole complex was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.
The Gothic-style Saint Martin's Cathedral, originally built in 1221, was also completely reconstructed after the war, but now with a higher spire.
The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in Ypres commemorates those soldiers of the British Commonwealth -- with the exception of Newfoundland -- who fell in the Ypres Salient during the First World War before 16 August 1917, who have no known grave. The memorial now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men.
Every evening since 1928 (except for a period during the Second World War when Ypres was occupied by Germany), at precisely eight o'clock, traffic around the imposing arches of the Menin Gate Memorial has been stopped while the Last Post is sounded beneath the Gate by the local fire brigade. This tribute is given in honour of the memory of British Empire soldiers who fought and died there.
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Menin Gate ceremony & Tyne Cot cemetery. Ypres & Passchendaele, Belgium
Every day since July, 1928, this ceremony has taken place in Ypres Belgium. The only exception was during German occupation in the second World War. These videos were taken on April 28th, 2011.
The Last Post Ceremony, Ieper, Belgium — Ypres, Menin Gate
The Last Post under the Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper, Belgium
Ypres, Belgium. Menin Gate
The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is one of four British and Commonwealth memorials to the missing in the battlefield area of the Ypres Salient in Belgian Flanders. The memorial bears the names of 54,389 officers and men from United Kingdom and Commonwealth Forces (except New Zealand and Newfoundland) who fell in the Ypres Salient before 16th August 1917 and who have no known grave.
View of the belfry in the market square through the western entrance of the Menin Gate Memorial.
The names are engraved in Portland Stone panels fixed to the inner walls of the central Hall of Memory, to the sides of the staircases leading from the lower level to the upper exterior level, and on the walls inside the loggias on the north and south sides of the building.
Music: In Silence by Octave Minds
and juxtaposed beside the Silence... Carry On by Ghosthouse.