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Household Cavalry comes to Zandvoorde and Ypres

Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May 2024 The Household Cavalry is coming to Zandvoorde (Zonnebeke) and Ypres during the weekend of 4 and 5 May 2024. This is to mark the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of the memorial column for the Royal Household Cavalry in Zandvoorde. They will also hold a short tattoo on the Ypres market square, attend the Last Post and particpate in the service in the ...

Lecture: Australia on the Western Front

With the commemoration of ANZAC Day approaching, the Passchendaele Museum zooms in on Australian efforts on the Western Front. Australian troops played a leading role during the Battle of Passchendaele. In the autumn of 1917, they took Polygon Wood and Zonnebeke and stormed the ridges at Broodseinde and Passchendaele. The latter proved to be a ridge too far. Australia paid a heavy price ...

Passendale: Plaque for Sgt Alex Decoteau (Frank Mahieu) - 08/11

On Nov 8, 2024, on Canada's Indigenous Day, two ceremonies were held at Passchendaele for Canadian Indigenous WW1 Sgt Alex Decoteau who fell at Passchendaele on 30 October 1917, aged 29 while ...

Ieper: Herdenking Indisch monument / Commemoration Indian monument (Frank Mahieu) - 12/11

Nov 12th, 2024,  the annual commemoration for the WW fallen soldiers of India at Ypres, Menin Gate ramparts. Lest We Forget. 12 November 2024, de jaarlijkse herdenking voor de gesneuvelde soldaten van India aan nhet Indisch monument op de Ieperse vestingen. (photos Frank Mahieu 12 Nov ...  

Ieper: Commemoration Indian monument - 12/11

Below are some photos of the annual commemoration at the Indian monument in Ypres at the Menin Gate. This year, the ceremony took place on Tuesday 12 November at 11am.    

Ramskapelle: Commemoration of the Battle of Ramskapelle - 26/10

Please find below some photos of the 110th anniversary of the battle of Ramskapelle which was commemorated on Saturday 26 October 2024. This events commemorates the efforts ot the ...

Passendale: Commemoration at Tyne Cot Cemetery - 11/11

Passendale - On Armistice Day 11 November 2024, the British Embassy organised a ceremony at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele.  Arrival of the West Yorkshire Police Band  

The Passchendaele Museum reopens its doors with two innovations

The Passchendaele Museum at Zonnebeke opens its doors from 1 February 2024. Visitors can discover a brand new immersive experience and temporary exhibition.  With these innovations, the museum wants to continue to bring and commemorate the story of the Battle of Passchendaele and its many victims. New immersive experience ‘Passchendaele 1917’   The Passchendaele ...

Passchendaele Museum closes 2023 early with more than 100,000 visitors

The Passchendaele Museum closed its doors early on 20 November 2023 to carry out planned renovations. The museum welcomed as many as 101,981 visitors last season. An excellent result, exceeding the target number of visitors of 90,000. From 1 February 2024, it will reopen its doors with a brand new immersive experience and temporary exhibition. More than 100,000 visitors In 2023, the ...

Zillebeke: Commemoration Hooge Crater Cemetery - 11/11

Please find below a few pictures of the commemoration on Armistice 11 November 2024 at Hooge Crater Cemetery at Zillebeke.  

Passendale: Commemoration Crest Farm - 10/11

The Canadian capture of the Passchendaele on 10 November 1917 marked the end of the Battle of Passchendaele. On 10 November 2024, the ‘Passchendaele Ceremony’ commemorated the end of the battle and all the casualties, regardless of nationality. The ceremony started at 6.30pm with a reflection at the Crest Farm Canadian Memorial, followed by a torchlight procession along Canada ...

25th anniversary of Island of Ireland Peace Park

Today, on 11 November 2023, a symbolic commemoration took place at the Island of Ireland Peace Park in Messines, Belgium. It marked the anniversary of its opening on Armistice Day 1998, which celebrated peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland after the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in April that year. Bringing together representatives of the United Kingdom, Ireland and ...

Mesen: Commemoration New Zealand - 12/10

A ceremony to mark 100 years since the unveiling of the New Zealand Battlefield Memorial at Messines and Passchendaele took place on Saturday, 12 October. New Zealand Battlefield ...

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