pferguson | July 8, 2018
Near to an ending? The passing days of centenary have provided several opportunities to pause and think upon celebration, commemoration, reconciliation. Now near to the end, those of us who have chosen to venture into the marshes of conflict must come to terms with 100 years plus one, plus two and so on. Although centenaries […]
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pferguson | September 21, 2017
Expressions On Their Faces The wheels begin to roll earlier today, across the cobbled back streets towards the Groote Markt and on through the Lille Gate. We are headed south of Ypres past Bedford House towards the St. Eloi Craters. The route today is almost a re-creation of our first visit to the Salient. At […]
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Tags: Bedford House, Chester Farm, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, CWGC Cemeteries, Iron harvest, Menin Gate, pipers, Remembrance, Spoilbank, St. Eloi Craters, The Last Post, The Last Post Association, Ypres, Ypres-Comines Canal
pferguson | September 19, 2017
For a Thousand Years Each new day here on the Salient brings something new to my being. Though we have seen many of these places before with each new step there is a new experience to feel, a new plain to watch across. Today we have traded four wheels for two, from fossil fuel to foot […]
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Tags: 15th Battalion CEF, 16th Battalion CEF (Canadian Scottish), 1st Canadian Division, Churchbells, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Family, For a Thousand Years, Hill 60, Hooge Crater Cemetery, Lady Haig Poppy Cross, Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Maple Copse Cemetery, Mont Sorrel, Remembrance, Wreaths, Ypres Salient, Zillebeke Churchyard Cemetery
pferguson | September 17, 2017
In Today’s News On site once again and looking forward to a day of travel. Yesterday was spent walking about Ypres and on to other smaller towns within the area. Evidence of the Great War can still be seen when one remains observant and cognizant of the history of this area. We visited two Commonwealth […]
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Tags: British Pathe, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
pferguson | May 1, 2017
Om morgonen, kvelden, natta* In the darkness of the early morning the men of Alberta waited for the barrage to commence which would send them “over the top.” In spite of the heavy enemy bombardment, there were few casualties before the opening of the attack; but in front, swept by rifle and machine-gun fire and […]
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Tags: 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion, 50th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Alberta, Alderson (Alberta), Berget Family, Bernard Kyllo, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Emma Berget, Fresnoy, Medicine Hat (Alberta), Norwegian, Norwegian-Canadian, Ole Berget, Souchez, Villers Station Cemetery, Vimy Memorial
