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of the battlefields of the Ypres Salient |
On
this tour we will follow in the footsteps of the hundreds of
thousands of British soldiers who saw service in this sector between
October 1914 and October 1918. The place names are in many cases of
evil memory, for this was surely the calvary of the BEF. |
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"So
you chaps back in Blighty, who haven't got the grit |
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go and take the shilling and to come and do your bit |
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now and then remember at night time, 'ere you sleep |
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men who carry rations on the road from Pop. to Ypres" |
From
'The Ration Carriers' by 'DHR'
Originally published in 'The Wipers Times' |
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| Click on the photo to begin our tour, at Brielen, north
of Ypres |
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| In this tour, which broadly follows the shape of the
Ypres salient in a north-south direction before exploring the areas
behind the lines, we shall visit Brielen > Pilkem > Langemark > St
Julien > Passchendaele > Zonnebeke > Potijze > Bellewaarde > Wieltje > Menin
Road > Zillebeke > Hill
60 > Zandvoorde > Voormezele > Messines
Ridge > Kemmel > Ploegsteert > Ypres > Vlamertinge > Poperinge >
Dikkebus > Reningelst |
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| You might find this
map, which opens in a new window,
useful to keep open while you follow the tour |
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| Sacred Ground: Following
in their footsteps |
