pferguson | July 31, 2022
St. George’s Memorial Church It is one of many places to commemorate the Great War. Filled with memorials to soldiers, regiments and associaitons. President Sir John French, Earl of Ypres and the president of The Ypres League led the appeal. The town of Ypres (Ieper) gifted the property and on 24 July 1927 Lord Herbert […]
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Tags: Menin Gate Memorial, Reverend Ray Jones, Sir John French, St. George's Memorial Church, Ypres, Ypres League
pferguson | August 10, 2018
Thread Six Each day is a search. Wandering, watching and wondering, with each step, what will appear before us. Some days the image stands out from our first encounter, lingers for the day unless its place is taken by the next special encounter. Words come occasionally at awkward times necessitating notes in an archaic script […]
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Tags: Menin Gate Memorial, Ramparts, Remembrance, Ypres
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 […]
Category: Snapshots of the Great War |
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Tags: British Pathe, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres