Visit Belgium - 13/589 – Zonnebeke - World War 1, Dugout, Passchendaele & Tyne Cot Cemetery
A Belgian Challenge, I would like to visit all 589 Belgian Municipalities. In this video visit Zonnebeke, a municipality in the province of West-Flanders and known from the First World War.
We started our day in Zonnebeke with a visit to the church Dugout. This dugout is not reconstructed but completely authentic (it takes you back to 1917) and it’s open for public until the 10th of November 2017.
After this visit which took about 20 minutes, we visited the nearby Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917. The museum explains all about the First World War and it has a reconstructed dugout. Definitely worth a visit! The museum is located in a chateau park and in this park you can also find the Memorial Gardens of New Zealand, Canada, UK, Germany, USA and Belgium.
We ended the day at the Tyne Cot Cemetary, which is the largest Commonwealth War Graves cemetery in the world and the most important reminder of the Battle of Passchendaele from 1917.
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Remembrance Day Passchendaele 10 Nov 13 part 2
10 november 2013: Crest Farm - Passendale -- Zonnebeke
Crest Farm Canadian Memorial
This monument commemorates the commitment of the Canadian Corps which during the Third Ypres suffered heavy losses here, but eventually managed to take Passendale church though. Crest Farm is situated on high ground, offering an excellent view over the battlefield. Passendale church is barely 700 metres off. However, it took the Canadian troops almost 10 days to get that far. The road between the monument and the church is called Canadalaan. It was laid in the fifties.
Dit monument herdenkt de acties van het Canadese Corps dat tijdens de Derde Slag om Ieper hier zware verliezen leed, maar uiteindelijk toch de kerk van Passendale kon veroveren. Crest Farm is op een hoogte gelegen en biedt een goed overzicht van het slagveld. De kerk van Passendale is amper 700m verder, maar toch deden de Canadese troepen er bijna tien dagen over om tot in Passendale te geraken. De weg tussen het monument en de kerk is de Canadalaan. Deze werd in de jaren twintig aangelegd.
Location: Canadalaan, Passendale
Op 10 november 1917...... het gebeurde eindelijk! De entente troepen hebben Passendale veroverd en de Duitsers uit het dorp verdreven. Sinds 31 juli 1917, streden de Britten samen met de Canadezen, ANZACS en vele andere eenheden, om één doel te bereiken: de Duitsers uit Passendale verdrijven. Dit werd de Derde Slag om Ieper, beter gekend als de Slag om Passendale. De slag verliep niet vlekkeloos. Door de enorme beschietingen, werden de beken en grachten vernield en de hevige regen die nadien volgde, maakte de situatie niet al te best. Het slagveld werd één groot moeras. Loopgraven liepen onder water, laat staan de schuilplaatsen onder de grond (Dugouts) die continu leeg gepompt moesten worden. De slag leverde meer dan 500.000 slachtoffers op! Jaarlijks wordt het einde van de Slag om Passendale herdacht aan Crest Farm Canadian Memorial. Het monument staat op een heuveltje waar vroeger een boerderij stond genaamd Crest Farm. Het lag achter één van Duitslands hoofdlinies, de Flandern 2 stellung. Het monument herdenkt de zware verliezen van het Canadese leger tijdens de 700 meter lange mars tijdens de Slag om Passendale. Toch duurde deze mars tien dagen vooraleer het 6de Bataljon van de 2de Canadese Divisie de Sint-Audomaruskerk van Passendale kon bereiken. De herdenking omvatte zoals gewoonlijk een misviering, een fakkeltocht richting Passendale en zoveel meer. Jaarlijks worden ook vier verhalen van soldaten gedeeld. Dit jaar waren er uitzonderlijk maar drie personen die vochten tijdens de slag. De vierde persoon was Harold Harry Vormezeele, een adjudant van Belgisch afkomst die sneuvelde nabij Tessalit in Mali tijdens zijn dienst bij het Franse Vreemdenlegioen.
On November 10, 1917...... finally it happened. The Entente troops captured Passchendaele and chased the Germans out the village. Since July 31, 191 , the British fought with the Canadians, ANZACS and many other units, to capture Passchendaele and push back the Germans behind. This was the Third Battle of Ypres, better known as the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle was not smooth. Due to the massive shelling, rivers were destroyed and the heavy rain that followed made the situation not well. The battlefield was a big swamp. Trenches were underwater, let alone the shelters underground (dugouts) that had to be continuously pumped. The battle resulted in more than 500,000 casualties! Each year, the end of the Battle of Passchendaele is commemorated at the Crest Farm Canadian Memorial. The monument stands on a hill where once stood a farm called Crest Farm. It was behind one of Germany's main lines, the Flandern 2 Stellung. The monument commemorates the heavy losses of the Canadian Army during the 700 meter long march during the Battle of Passchendaele. Yet this march took ten days before the 6th Battalion of the 2nd Canadian Division reach the St. Audomaruschurch of Passchendaele. The commemoration contained as usual a holy mass celebration, a torchlight towards Passchendaele and much more. Every year, four stories of soldiers have be shared. This year there were only three soldiers who fought during the battle. The fourth person was Harold Harry Vormezeele, an adjutant of Belgian origin who was killed near Tessalit in Mali during his service with the French Foreign Legion .
Tekst: R. Deltombe
Passchendale New Cemetery, Belgium
This film shows the Passchendaele New British Cemetery which is just over 10km north-east of Ieper on the S'Graventafelstraat, a road leading from St Jan to Passendale.
During my tour of Flanders, I arrived quite late at the cemetery and parked my motorhome and spent the nigh there. I know that this would bother some people, I don't believe in ghosts but even if I did, I can't see what harm they would do me. The film was made quite early in the rmorning.
This cemetery is on three different levels, with steps going from one level to another. For wheelchair access between the levels there are grassed ramps to the right of the cemetery, near the wall. Wheelchair users can enter the cemetery via a service entrance situated to the left of the main entrance.
The village of Passchendaele (Passendale in Flemish) is above all associated with the Third Battle of Ypres although it was close to the front throughout the war. It was captured by the Germans on 20 October 1914. At the end of the Third Battle of Ypres, it was taken by the Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade on 6 November 1917. It was held by the Allies a little over five months when the Germans recaptured it only to change hands once more on 29 September 1918 when Belgian forces took the village.
The New British Cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Passchendaele and Langemarck. Almost all of the burials are from the autumn of 1917.
The cemetery now contains 2,101 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 1,600 of the graves are unidentified but there are special memorials to seven casualties believed to be buried among them.
The cemetery was designed by Charles Holden.
Remembrance Day Passchendaele 10 Nov 13 part 1
10 november 2013: Crest Farm - Passendale -- Zonnebeke
Crest Farm Canadian Memorial
This monument commemorates the commitment of the Canadian Corps which during the Third Ypres suffered heavy losses here, but eventually managed to take Passendale church though. Crest Farm is situated on high ground, offering an excellent view over the battlefield. Passendale church is barely 700 metres off. However, it took the Canadian troops almost 10 days to get that far. The road between the monument and the church is called Canadalaan. It was laid in the fifties.
Dit monument herdenkt de acties van het Canadese Corps dat tijdens de Derde Slag om Ieper hier zware verliezen leed, maar uiteindelijk toch de kerk van Passendale kon veroveren. Crest Farm is op een hoogte gelegen en biedt een goed overzicht van het slagveld. De kerk van Passendale is amper 700m verder, maar toch deden de Canadese troepen er bijna tien dagen over om tot in Passendale te geraken. De weg tussen het monument en de kerk is de Canadalaan. Deze werd in de jaren twintig aangelegd.
Location: Canadalaan, Passendale
Op 10 november 1917...... het gebeurde eindelijk! De entente troepen hebben Passendale veroverd en de Duitsers uit het dorp verdreven. Sinds 31 juli 1917, streden de Britten samen met de Canadezen, ANZACS en vele andere eenheden, om één doel te bereiken: de Duitsers uit Passendale verdrijven. Dit werd de Derde Slag om Ieper, beter gekend als de Slag om Passendale. De slag verliep niet vlekkeloos. Door de enorme beschietingen, werden de beken en grachten vernield en de hevige regen die nadien volgde, maakte de situatie niet al te best. Het slagveld werd één groot moeras. Loopgraven liepen onder water, laat staan de schuilplaatsen onder de grond (Dugouts) die continu leeg gepompt moesten worden. De slag leverde meer dan 500.000 slachtoffers op! Jaarlijks wordt het einde van de Slag om Passendale herdacht aan Crest Farm Canadian Memorial. Het monument staat op een heuveltje waar vroeger een boerderij stond genaamd Crest Farm. Het lag achter één van Duitslands hoofdlinies, de Flandern 2 stellung. Het monument herdenkt de zware verliezen van het Canadese leger tijdens de 700 meter lange mars tijdens de Slag om Passendale. Toch duurde deze mars tien dagen vooraleer het 6de Bataljon van de 2de Canadese Divisie de Sint-Audomaruskerk van Passendale kon bereiken. De herdenking omvatte zoals gewoonlijk een misviering, een fakkeltocht richting Passendale en zoveel meer. Jaarlijks worden ook vier verhalen van soldaten gedeeld. Dit jaar waren er uitzonderlijk maar drie personen die vochten tijdens de slag. De vierde persoon was Harold Harry Vormezeele, een adjudant van Belgisch afkomst die sneuvelde nabij Tessalit in Mali tijdens zijn dienst bij het Franse Vreemdenlegioen.
On November 10, 1917...... finally it happened. The Entente troops captured Passchendaele and chased the Germans out the village. Since July 31, 191 , the British fought with the Canadians, ANZACS and many other units, to capture Passchendaele and push back the Germans behind. This was the Third Battle of Ypres, better known as the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle was not smooth. Due to the massive shelling, rivers were destroyed and the heavy rain that followed made the situation not well. The battlefield was a big swamp. Trenches were underwater, let alone the shelters underground (dugouts) that had to be continuously pumped. The battle resulted in more than 500,000 casualties! Each year, the end of the Battle of Passchendaele is commemorated at the Crest Farm Canadian Memorial. The monument stands on a hill where once stood a farm called Crest Farm. It was behind one of Germany's main lines, the Flandern 2 Stellung. The monument commemorates the heavy losses of the Canadian Army during the 700 meter long march during the Battle of Passchendaele. Yet this march took ten days before the 6th Battalion of the 2nd Canadian Division reach the St. Audomaruschurch of Passchendaele. The commemoration contained as usual a holy mass celebration, a torchlight towards Passchendaele and much more. Every year, four stories of soldiers have be shared. This year there were only three soldiers who fought during the battle. The fourth person was Harold Harry Vormezeele, an adjutant of Belgian origin who was killed near Tessalit in Mali during his service with the French Foreign Legion .
Tekst: R. Deltombe
Passchendaele Centenary Sunset Ceremony
New Zealand’s Sunset Ceremony to mark the Battle of Passchendaele was conducted at the hauntingly beautiful Buttes New British Cemetery in Polygon Wood as the sun went down on 12 October, 2017.
In front of the New Zealand Memorial to the Missing, the NZDF contingent performed a musical piece entitled Passchendaele. This re-enacted the events of 12 October, 1917, from the artillery barrage to the machine guns, the dead and dying and, finally, the knock on the door back in New Zealand of the telegram boy with the terrible news to a devastated wife and daughter. It was an emotional end to a special day of commemoration.
WW1 Ceremony at FREZENBERG near Zonnebeke and Ieper
20170819 - Cérémonie commémorative au Monument Écossais au Frezenberg - Zonnebeke - Belgique.
Passchendaele 10 Nov 2006 part 2
Crest Farm Canadian Memorial
This monument commemorates the commitment of the Canadian Corps which during the Third Ypres suffered heavy losses here, but eventually managed to take Passendale church though. Crest Farm is situated on high ground, offering an excellent view over the battlefield. Passendale church is barely 700 metres off. However, it took the Canadian troops almost 10 days to get that far. The road between the monument and the church is called Canadalaan. It was laid in the fifties.
Location: Canadalaan, Passendale
Free admission
Annual Passchendaele ceremony on the 10th of November starts at 06.00 PM at Crest farm. Several Embassies and/or Military Attachés will attend.
Participation of Passchendaele 1917 Pipes & Drums, Isla St.Clair, Canadian and Belgian Army contingents, buglers of last Post Association, Scottish and Canadian pipers, Irish violin player Tracy McRory (TBC),...
Ceremony ends at 19.30 to enable those who wish to attend the Last Post in Ieper.
After the ceremony, hot drinks are offered on the market place of Passendale. Everyone is wellcome.
At 08.30 the famous Scottish singer Isla St Clair and piper John Spoore (personal piper of the late Queen Mother), supported by the Passchendaele 1917 Pipes & Drums, will perform a concert When the pipers play in Passchendaele church. Tickets available in the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 (passchendaele.be)
We will Remember them
The Cry of The Battle of Passchendaele
The Sound of Passchendaele Campaign
Passchendaele Crest Farm Ceremony
Free music SonicFire Pro 5
Crest Farm Passchendaele TRAILER
Crest Farm - Passendale - 10/11/2014
Op 10 november 1917...... het gebeurde eindelijk! De entente troepen hebben Passendale veroverd en de Duitsers uit het dorp verdreven. Sinds 31 juli 1917, streden de Britten samen met de Canadezen, ANZACS en vele andere eenheden, om één doel te bereiken: de Duitsers uit Passendale verdrijven. Dit werd de Derde Slag om Ieper, beter gekend als de Slag om Passendale. De slag verliep niet vlekkeloos. Door de enorme beschietingen, werden de beken en grachten vernield en de hevige regen die nadien volgde, maakte de situatie niet al te best. Het slagveld werd één groot moeras. Loopgraven liepen onder water, laat staan de schuilplaatsen onder de grond (Dugouts) die continu leeg gepompt moesten worden. De slag leverde meer dan 500.000 slachtoffers op! Jaarlijks wordt het einde van de Slag om Passendale herdacht aan Crest Farm Canadian Memorial. Het monument staat op een heuveltje waar vroeger een boerderij stond genaamd Crest Farm. Het lag achter één van Duitslands hoofdlinies, de Flandern 2 stellung. Het monument herdenkt de zware verliezen van het Canadese leger tijdens de 700 meter lange mars tijdens de Slag om Passendale. Toch duurde deze mars tien dagen vooraleer het 6de Bataljon van de 2de Canadese Divisie de Sint-Audomaruskerk van Passendale kon bereiken. De herdenking omvatte zoals gewoonlijk een misviering, een fakkeltocht richting Passendale en zoveel meer.
On November 10, 1917...... finally it happened. The Entente troops captured Passchendaele and chased the Germans out the village. Since July 31, 191 , the British fought with the Canadians, ANZACS and many other units, to capture Passchendaele and push back the Germans behind. This was the Third Battle of Ypres, better known as the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle was not smooth. Due to the massive shelling, rivers were destroyed and the heavy rain that followed made the situation not well. The battlefield was a big swamp. Trenches were underwater, let alone the shelters underground (dugouts) that had to be continuously pumped. The battle resulted in more than 500,000 casualties! Each year, the end of the Battle of Passchendaele is commemorated at the Crest Farm Canadian Memorial. The monument stands on a hill where once stood a farm called Crest Farm. It was behind one of Germany's main lines, the Flandern 2 Stellung. The monument commemorates the heavy losses of the Canadian Army during the 700 meter long march during the Battle of Passchendaele. Yet this march took ten days before the 6th Battalion of the 2nd Canadian Division reach the St. Audomaruschurch of Passchendaele. The commemoration contained as usual a holy mass celebration, a torchlight towards Passchendaele and much more.
Tekst R. Deltombe
The Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 | #Passchendaele100
When visiting The Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 you get a feel for how life must have been on and around the battlefields. Take a look! #Passchendaele100
Passchendaele Ceremony 10 Nov 14 Part 1
Crest Farm - Passendale - 10/11/2014
Op 10 november 1917...... het gebeurde eindelijk! De entente troepen hebben Passendale veroverd en de Duitsers uit het dorp verdreven. Sinds 31 juli 1917, streden de Britten samen met de Canadezen, ANZACS en vele andere eenheden, om één doel te bereiken: de Duitsers uit Passendale verdrijven. Dit werd de Derde Slag om Ieper, beter gekend als de Slag om Passendale. De slag verliep niet vlekkeloos. Door de enorme beschietingen, werden de beken en grachten vernield en de hevige regen die nadien volgde, maakte de situatie niet al te best. Het slagveld werd één groot moeras. Loopgraven liepen onder water, laat staan de schuilplaatsen onder de grond (Dugouts) die continu leeg gepompt moesten worden. De slag leverde meer dan 500.000 slachtoffers op! Jaarlijks wordt het einde van de Slag om Passendale herdacht aan Crest Farm Canadian Memorial. Het monument staat op een heuveltje waar vroeger een boerderij stond genaamd Crest Farm. Het lag achter één van Duitslands hoofdlinies, de Flandern 2 stellung. Het monument herdenkt de zware verliezen van het Canadese leger tijdens de 700 meter lange mars tijdens de Slag om Passendale. Toch duurde deze mars tien dagen vooraleer het 6de Bataljon van de 2de Canadese Divisie de Sint-Audomaruskerk van Passendale kon bereiken. De herdenking omvatte zoals gewoonlijk een misviering, een fakkeltocht richting Passendale en zoveel meer.
On November 10, 1917...... finally it happened. The Entente troops captured Passchendaele and chased the Germans out the village. Since July 31, 191 , the British fought with the Canadians, ANZACS and many other units, to capture Passchendaele and push back the Germans behind. This was the Third Battle of Ypres, better known as the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle was not smooth. Due to the massive shelling, rivers were destroyed and the heavy rain that followed made the situation not well. The battlefield was a big swamp. Trenches were underwater, let alone the shelters underground (dugouts) that had to be continuously pumped. The battle resulted in more than 500,000 casualties! Each year, the end of the Battle of Passchendaele is commemorated at the Crest Farm Canadian Memorial. The monument stands on a hill where once stood a farm called Crest Farm. It was behind one of Germany's main lines, the Flandern 2 Stellung. The monument commemorates the heavy losses of the Canadian Army during the 700 meter long march during the Battle of Passchendaele. Yet this march took ten days before the 6th Battalion of the 2nd Canadian Division reach the St. Audomaruschurch of Passchendaele. The commemoration contained as usual a holy mass celebration, a torchlight towards Passchendaele and much more.
Tekst R. Deltombe
Passchendaele Crest Farm Ceremony 10 Nov 2006 part 1.mp4
Crest Farm Canadian Memorial
This monument commemorates the commitment of the Canadian Corps which during the Third Ypres suffered heavy losses here, but eventually managed to take Passendale church though. Crest Farm is situated on high ground, offering an excellent view over the battlefield. Passendale church is barely 700 metres off. However, it took the Canadian troops almost 10 days to get that far. The road between the monument and the church is called Canadalaan. It was laid in the fifties.
Location: Canadalaan, Passendale
Free admission
Annual Passchendaele ceremony on the 10th of November starts at 06.00 PM at Crest farm. Several Embassies and/or Military Attachés will attend.
Participation of Passchendaele 1917 Pipes & Drums, Isla St.Clair, Canadian and Belgian Army contingents, buglers of last Post Association, Scottish and Canadian pipers, Irish violin player Tracy McRory (TBC),...
Ceremony ends at 19.30 to enable those who wish to attend the Last Post in Ieper.
After the ceremony, hot drinks are offered on the market place of Passendale. Everyone is wellcome.
At 08.30 the famous Scottish singer Isla St Clair and piper John Spoore (personal piper of the late Queen Mother), supported by the Passchendaele 1917 Pipes & Drums, will perform a concert When the pipers play in Passchendaele church. Tickets available in the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 (passchendaele.be)
We will Remember them
The Cry of The Battle of Passchendaele
The Sound of Passchendaele Campaign
Passchendaele Crest Farm Ceremony
Free music SonicFire Pro 5
Passchendaele Ceremony 10 Nov 14 Part 2
Crest Farm - Passendale - 10/11/2014
Op 10 november 1917...... het gebeurde eindelijk! De entente troepen hebben Passendale veroverd en de Duitsers uit het dorp verdreven. Sinds 31 juli 1917, streden de Britten samen met de Canadezen, ANZACS en vele andere eenheden, om één doel te bereiken: de Duitsers uit Passendale verdrijven. Dit werd de Derde Slag om Ieper, beter gekend als de Slag om Passendale. De slag verliep niet vlekkeloos. Door de enorme beschietingen, werden de beken en grachten vernield en de hevige regen die nadien volgde, maakte de situatie niet al te best. Het slagveld werd één groot moeras. Loopgraven liepen onder water, laat staan de schuilplaatsen onder de grond (Dugouts) die continu leeg gepompt moesten worden. De slag leverde meer dan 500.000 slachtoffers op! Jaarlijks wordt het einde van de Slag om Passendale herdacht aan Crest Farm Canadian Memorial. Het monument staat op een heuveltje waar vroeger een boerderij stond genaamd Crest Farm. Het lag achter één van Duitslands hoofdlinies, de Flandern 2 stellung. Het monument herdenkt de zware verliezen van het Canadese leger tijdens de 700 meter lange mars tijdens de Slag om Passendale. Toch duurde deze mars tien dagen vooraleer het 6de Bataljon van de 2de Canadese Divisie de Sint-Audomaruskerk van Passendale kon bereiken. De herdenking omvatte zoals gewoonlijk een misviering, een fakkeltocht richting Passendale en zoveel meer.
On November 10, 1917...... finally it happened. The Entente troops captured Passchendaele and chased the Germans out the village. Since July 31, 191 , the British fought with the Canadians, ANZACS and many other units, to capture Passchendaele and push back the Germans behind. This was the Third Battle of Ypres, better known as the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle was not smooth. Due to the massive shelling, rivers were destroyed and the heavy rain that followed made the situation not well. The battlefield was a big swamp. Trenches were underwater, let alone the shelters underground (dugouts) that had to be continuously pumped. The battle resulted in more than 500,000 casualties! Each year, the end of the Battle of Passchendaele is commemorated at the Crest Farm Canadian Memorial. The monument stands on a hill where once stood a farm called Crest Farm. It was behind one of Germany's main lines, the Flandern 2 Stellung. The monument commemorates the heavy losses of the Canadian Army during the 700 meter long march during the Battle of Passchendaele. Yet this march took ten days before the 6th Battalion of the 2nd Canadian Division reach the St. Audomaruschurch of Passchendaele. The commemoration contained as usual a holy mass celebration, a torchlight towards Passchendaele and much more.
Tekst R. Deltombe
Fighting in Flanders
Canadians in Belgium during the First World War faced enormous challenges, from poison gas at Ypres to hellish mud at Passchendaele. Fighting in Flanders – Gas. Mud. Memory. explores how they adapted, highlights John McCrae’s famous poem In Flanders Fields, and examines 100 years of Canadian and Belgian collective memories. November 7, 2014 to April 26, 2015 at the Canadian war Museum.
Herdenking en Taptoe Zonnebeke 2017
Compilatie van de deelname van de 48th Highlanders of Holland aan de herdenking bij het Schots Monument en de Taptoe bij het Memorial Museum in Zonnebeke (België).
WW1 Belgian Battlefield Trenches, Passchendaele Museum
Be Ready for more WW1 Western Front coverage particularly Australian battlefields.
The remembrance ceremony at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium on 31-07-2017.
Britse herdenking vanop de begraafplaats Tyne Cot in Zonnebeke, zoals uitgezonden door de VRT.
The remembrance ceremony at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium.
Passendale (Passchendaele), Belgium today
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Passchendaele as a word has become in the English language synonymous with mud and an unending swamp through which men fought in 1917, forgetting that it is also the town of Passendale in Belgium. Strangely enough, whereas the spelling Passchendaele is obsolete in Belgium, it has been retained in English. This is because during the First World War, the French language spelling of towns was that which was used everywhere throughout Belgium. Passendale is located to the east of Ypres and is noted for its part in the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917, although there was also a battle there in October 1914 when it was captured by the Kaiser’s army.
To visit the town, I left my motorhome next to the New British Cemetery although I appreciate that not everyone wants to sleep next to a cemetery. For those who do not want to do this, off street parking is no problem.
Passendale is located on a ridge which today is not particularly obvious because of the vegetation, however one can stand at the highest point of the town and imagine what it was like with the vegetation and buildings destroyed and when this ridge controlled the countryside around.
We can find various war cemeteries in and around Passendale. Tyne Cot Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world (you can see this in another film).
Passendale is a farming community. One of its specialities is a cheese for which a festival is held every August. Another product is the Passchendaele beer which you can see advertisements for in the film. It is brewed by the Van Honsebrouck brewery in Ingelmunster which is around 10km further to the east.
The Battle of Passchendale
Seminar Project by: Abby,Keith,& Oscar
Video directed by keith
for educational purposes only
Canadian Memorial, Vimy, France
Video of this memorial on Vimy Ridge - CWGC say
The Vimy Memorial overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge. Located north of Arras in France, the Vimy Memorial is Canada’s largest overseas National Memorial. It commemorates more than 11,000 men of the Canadian Expeditionary Force killed during the First World War in France and who have no known grave. Many of them died in the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
We shall remember them.