Ypres Collection (page 6)

Menin Road South CWGC Cemetery
The cemetery was used by the 85ths Staffs, 9th East Surreys and Field Ambulances from January 1916 to 1918. It contains UK, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand

Mourning figures German War Cemetery Langemarck
In various renovations over the years these figures have been moved from place to place in the cemetery. Now they stand at the top end of the mass grave. They were sculpted by Professor Emil Krieger

German gas attack 22 April 1915 Memorial
This is to the French 87th Territorial Infantry Division and is on the wall of Langemarck Town Hall. Date: 2016

Typical Commonwealth War Grave CWGC signs, Potijze
The typical, ubiquitous CWGC green signs with white lettering, point to Potijze Chateau Grounds, Potijze Chateau Lawn and Potijze Chateau Wood Cemeteries. Date: 2016

Kiwanis Model of the Menin Gate - Menin Gate Ramparts
The model is remarkably life-like and is Dedicated to the Relatives of the Soldiers who stood here from 1914-1918. Kiwanis International is an international service club founded in 1915 in Detroit

Detail, Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial, Hill 60
The plaque details how the Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial had been destroyed in 1940 by the Germans and was rebuilt using some of the original stone

Queen Victorias Rifles Memorial, Hill 60
This is in an enclosed walking area which includes craters.The memorial was destroyed by the Germans in 1940 and later restored. Many veterans had their ashes scattered here. Date: 2016

Ypres battlefields Entry Point South, Palingbeek
Three Entry Points (North, East and South) to walking tours covering many points of interest in the Salient were created for the 100th Anniversaries, each with an unmanned Information Centre

2nd Worcesters Memorial, Geluveld Mill
This commemorates the famous battle of 31 October 1914 when the Worcesters, together with the 1st South Wales Borderers, stopped a German attack that was close to breaking through to Ypres

Two shot French Resistance Members Memorial, Hill 60
Pierre Marchant and Lucien Olivier were shot on 2nd September 1944. The memorial is beside the bridge over the railway. Date: 2016

Canadian 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders, 3rd Bde Memorial
This commemorates the Battle of Mount Sorrel, Observatory Ridge, and has a bas relief map of the action of 2 June 1916. It was unveiled on 22 October 2011. Date: 2016

A bunker at the northern corner of Shrewsbury Forest
The forest was named by the 2nd Kings Shropshire Light Infantry in March 1915. It had been taken by the Germans in October 1914 but they were driven out on the 31st. Date: 2016

Australian 5th Division Memorial detail, Polygon Wood
The memorial itself stands on top of the old rifle buttes used for musketry training before 1870. Polygon Wood is now replanted, the original one having a trotting course inside. Date: 2016

Plaque to Capt Clement Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant
The memorial, on the wall of the restaurant, was unveiled on 29 April 2019 in the presence of Lt Gen A.D. Leakey, the British Ambassador Alison Rose

Buttes New CWGC Cemetery, New Zealand Memorial
The cemetery lies on an area which was a pre-war drill ground. It contains 1, 317 UK burials, 564 Australian, 50 Canadian, 167 New Zealand, and 1, 703 Unknown, plus 35 Special Memorials

Flemish Soldiers Memorial Crypt, Zonnbeke
The crypt is in the local cemetery. There was considersable acrimony between the French speaking population and those who spoke Flemish

Plaque to Canadian Artillery D21 Battery, Zonnebeke
The plaque is on the outside wall of the re-built church. The battery was stationed in Zonnebeke during Third Ypres, October-November 1917

Recreated trenches Passchendaele Memorial Museum Date: 2016

Statue to New Zealand Forces who fought at Messines (Mesen) Date: 2016

Caterpillar Crater- the water is at the very bottom- Hill 60 Date: 2016

Ypres train passing Larch Wood CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016

Memorial to 2 French Resistance Members, shot 1944, Hill 60 Date: 2016

Bunker, Shrewsbury Forest, Ypres area Date: 2016

15th Bn, Can 48th Highlanders Memorial, Battle of Mount Sorrel Date: 2016

Australian 5th Division Memorial, plaque detail, Polygon Wood Date: 2016

Memorial to Capt Brodie, Glencorse Wood, Ypres area Date: 2016

Plaque to Capt Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant, Ypres area Date: 2016

Buttes New Brit CWGC Cemetery & New Zealand Memorial Date: 2016

Remembrance Tree No. 73, Ypres Entry Route East Date: 2016

D21 Bty, Canadian Field Artillery, Plaque, Zonnebeke Church Date: 2016

Trompe l Oeuil, Dug-out Experience, Passchendaele Museum Date: 2016

Interior American Barrack, Passchendael Memorial Museum Date: 2016

Canadian Memorial, Hill 62 Date: 2016

Memorial to Liverpool Scottish, Railway Wood, Ypres Date: 2016

RE Grave Memorial, Railway Wood, Ypres Date: 2016

Spires of Ypres from Hill 62 Canadian Memorial Date: 2016

Grave of 2nd Lt Raymond Lodge, Birr Cross Roads CWGC Date: 2016

Memorial Plaque to Lt Littleboy, Geluveld Church Date: 2016

Entrance to preserved trench system, Sanctuary Wood Date: 2016

Chelsea Pensioner Colour Sgt Denis Shiels, Sanctuary Wood Date: 2016

Grave, Flieg. Hauptmann Hans Roser, Sanctuary Wood CWGC
Grave, Flieg.Hauptmann Hans Roser, Sanctuary Wood CWGC Date: 2016

Solitary Headstone of Lt Gilbert Talbot, Sanctuary Wood CWGC Date: 2016

Private Headstone of Gnr A. E. Wheeler, Zillebeek
Private Headstone of Gnr A.E. Wheeler, Zillebeek Date: 2016

Leather Visitors Book, Household Cavalry Memorial, Zandvoorde Date: 2016

Memorial to the KOYLI, Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016

85th (Nova Scotia Highlanders), Can Inf Bn, Memorial Date: 2016

Plaques to 4th Can Mounted Rifles, 3rd (Toronto) Bn and VCs Date: 2016

Ross Bastiaan Australian Plaque. Passendale Square Date: 2016

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Ypres, a city forever etched in the annals of history. From the iconic painting "The Canadians at Ypres" by William Barnes Wollen to Hs Power's depiction of artillery and horses amidst the chaos of World War I, this Belgian town witnessed it all. British soldiers in 1917 fought valiantly on its war-torn streets, displaying unwavering courage like Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery. The Brooding Soldier stands tall at the Canadian Memorial in Vancouver Corner, serving as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made during WWI. Tanks rumbled through Ypres during the Battle of Menin Road, their steel behemoths shaping the course of history. Australian troops stood amidst the remains of Chateau Wood in Passchendaele 1917, their resilience echoing throughout time. Not forgotten are those brave Northumberland Fusiliers who held their ground at St Eloi in 1916. Matania's masterpiece "In The Famous Plug Street Wood" captures both beauty and devastation simultaneously experienced within Ypres' borders. Beyond its wartime significance lies Ypres' Main Town Square - once bustling with life but now bearing scars from Europe's darkest days. Ten postcards tell tales before, during and after war; each image revealing fragments of a resilient community that refused to be defeated. Today, only ruins remain as silent witnesses to past horrors endured by this remarkable city. Yet amid these remnants emerges hope for a brighter future – one where remembrance ensures that such devastation is never repeated again.