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Passchendaele Museum reopens in full glory from 5 April 2025

The Passchendaele Museum in Zonnebeke will reopen in full glory from Saturday, 5 April 2025, following extensive renovations. The renewed Passchendaele Museum offers deeper insight into the history of the Battle of Passchendaele. With a revised storyline enriched by personal stories and authentic objects, the First World War truly comes to life within the castle. Since its opening in ...

Passchendaele Museum partly open

Still looking for an exciting day out during the crocus holiday? At the Passchendaele Museum you will experience the history of World War I in an interactive way. While the museum is being renovated, the underground halls and trenches remain accessible to visitors.  Descend into a reconstructed underground shelter together, discover more about the Battle of Passchendaele in the ...

Poperinge: Memorial Day Ceremony - 23/05

Please find below some pictures of the short ceremony that took place at Poperinge on Friday 23 May 2024. The ceremony took place at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery and was organised by the ...

Vlamertinge: Commemoration Noel Chavasse - 15/06

On Sunday, June 15, 2025, the Liverpool Scottish Regimental Association held a commemoration at Brandhoek New Military Cemetery in honor of Noel Chavasse. He is the only person who received a second Victoria Cross (VC and bar) during the First World War. He is buried at Brandhoek New Military Cemetery in Block III Row B Grave 15. A few rows ...  

Zillebeke: Rededication Captain Ernest Cecil Blencowe - 11/06

Please find below some pictures of the rededication service which took place at Bedford House Cemetery on Wednesday 11 June 2025. The service was held for Captain Ernest Cecil Blencowe who untill now was buried there as an unknown soldier, but now has a new headstone with his name on. This after research had proven that he had been buried there all those years.  Ernest was ...  

Houthulst: Commemoration Adolf Vercruysse - 23/05

Below are some photos of the commemoration organised for Private Adolf Vercruysse at the cemetery round the church of Houthulst. He emigrated to America and returned in WW1 to fight and die in ...

Passendale: Rededication Company Serjeant Major Harry Lowe - 11/06

Passendale - Please find below some pictures of the rededication service which took place at Tyne Cot Cemetery at Passendale on Wednesday 11 June 2025. The service was held for Company Serjeant Major Harry Lowe who untill now was buried there as an unknown soldier, but now has a new headstone with his name on. This after research had proven that he had been buried there all those ...

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 ...

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 07/06

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Friday 7 June 2025. The Last Post at Ploegsteert takes place every first Friday of the month at 19.00hrs.  

Mesen: Commemoration of the Battle of Messines - 07/06

On Saturday, June 7, 2025, the Battle of Messines of June 7, 1917 was commemorated with consecutive ceremonies at the New Zealand Division Memorial Column and then at the Irish Peace Park. Please find a few photos below.  

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 ...

Zillebeke: Rededication Private John Walton - 21/05

Please find below some pictures of the rededication service which took place on Wednesday 21 May 2025 at Perth Cemtery (China Wall) at Zillebeke. Private John Walton, 8th Battalion South ...

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    The website Greatwar.be introduces you in the theme of the Great War in the In Flanders Fields region. The database contains an overview of all monuments, sites, locations, cemeteries, ... in Flanders Fields.

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