Welsh Memorial in Flanders Campaign

Welsh Memorial in Pilckem Ridge,Langemark 9

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Welsh Memorial In Flanders Campaign

This was the blast at Graig Yr Hesq Quarry in South Wales to extricate the stone, which will be used for the Welsh memorial in Flanders Fields.
At present there is no memorial to the Welsh soldiers who lost their lives in Flanders Fields and there is now a campaign to raise funds.
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Welsh Memorial in Pilckem Ridge,Langemark 8

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Welsh Memorial in Pilckem Ridge,Langemark 1

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Welsh Memorial in Pilckem Ridge,Langemark 11

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Welsh memorial service at Artillery wood cemetery with Emma Brown

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The Welsh in Flanders Aug 2014

Mae hen wlad fyn nhadau.

WWl soil blessing at Pen y Fan ahead of Flanders ceremony 17.07.2014

The soil blessing on top of Pen-y-fan in the Brecon Beacons, for the memorial to Welsh soldiers who fell during the first world war. This soil will be spread along with soil from the top of Snowden, at the foot of a new memorial being built in Flanders for the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War.
See BBC Wales report 17.07.2014

War Memorials marked with SmartWater in Wales

BBC News piece on marking war memorials in Wales

Unveiling the Dragon 16th August 2014

The moment the Memorial to the Welsh men who died in WW1 was unveiled in a Flanders field. Posted by
flintshirewarmemorials.com

Passchendaele Tyne Cot, third Battle of Ypres

World War 1

Passchendale Ridge (60 m (200 ft)) gives its name in common parlance to a major battle of the First World War, officially the Third Battle of Ypres. It was a British led offensive against the Germans, lasting from 31 July to 10 November 1917. Distinguishing features included the extensive rain leading up to it, as well as the relative absence of French troops. The government of France faced a massive mutiny at the time, having lost nearly 4 million troops to this point against the Central Powers. In addition to English troops, Welsh, Scotch, Irish, American, Canadian, Belgian, Kiwi and Indian troops fought on the side of the Allies, under the command of Field Marshal Douglas Haig.

The combination of a field littered with shell hole craters and relentless rain led to a battlefield having the consistency of porridge. The holes in the earth filled with water, debris, and bodies, causing nearly everything to be coated with a slick layer of slime. Despite the rain, contamination of the water supply led to massive dehydration and sickness amongst the troops on both sides during the long months of battle. Guns sank into the earth and troops drowned in the soft mud as they tried to charge the line.

Finally, after 16 weeks of fighting in conditions which varied from rain, mud, and slime, to hot and dry weather with great clouds of dust, the initial objective of Passchendaele Ridge had been gained at a cost of 270,000 Allied lives, including 17,000 officers. German casualties were likewise staggering, with 217,000 German soldiers lost. The town itself was leveled.