battlefields of the somme and ypres

the vimy ridge memorial
the vimy ridge memorial, looking out over the douai plain in france....

the brooding soldier
standing at the point where the first attack using poison gas was launched...

architectural drawing of the menin gate
taken in the cloth hall "in flanders fields" museaum, this is the...

the cloth hall
the cloth hall is one of the main tourist attractions in ypres and it...

john mcrae - in flanders fields
the gravestone of col. john mcrae, a canadian doctor who served in...

sanctuary wood cemetery
sanctuary wood was so called during the early years of the war because of the...

john condon
this is the grave of john condon, thought to be the youngest british...

the menin gate
dominating the skyline, the menin gate is clearly visible from quite a...

tyne cot cemetery
tyne cot is the largest british and commonwealth war cemetery in the...

the pillbox of tyne cot
this pillbox is the reason why all the thousands of men died at tyne cot and...

thiepval memorial
the thiepval monument is part of the somme and has on its panels the names of...

the wellington trench
the wellington trench can be found in beaumon hamel, a battlefield...

poelcappelle cemetery
unfortunately, on the day we arrived at this cemetery it was extremely...

poelcappelle cemetery
some of the gravestones of poelcappelle cemetery. as i wandered around on my...

article published 05/03/2003