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Passchendaele Museum reopens in full glory from 5 April 2025

The Passchendaele Museum in Zonnebeke will reopen in full glory from Saturday, 5 April 2025, following extensive renovations. The renewed Passchendaele Museum offers deeper insight into the history of the Battle of Passchendaele. With a revised storyline enriched by personal stories and authentic objects, the First World War truly comes to life within the castle. Since its opening in ...

Passchendaele Museum partly open

Still looking for an exciting day out during the crocus holiday? At the Passchendaele Museum you will experience the history of World War I in an interactive way. While the museum is being renovated, the underground halls and trenches remain accessible to visitors.  Descend into a reconstructed underground shelter together, discover more about the Battle of Passchendaele in the ...

Mesen: ANZAC Day - 25/04

Please find below some pictures of ANZAC Day at Messines on 25 April 2025. The programme was as follows Official Party arrives at NZ Memorial, welcomed by Mayor Sandy Evrard Official ...

Ieper: Burial service for Pte. Tame (Frank Mahieu) - 09/05

8 May 2025, funeral for Pte. JOHN TAME who served with the 2nd Bn. The Royal Berkshire Regiment, son of Edward and Alice Tame of Windsor, Berkshire, killed in action on 16 august 1917, aged 22. The remains of John were found in 2018 at Zonnebeke and further research and DNA testing proved his identity.  The toll for the family was extremely hard seen John's ...  

Wulvergem: Canadian tribute to / eerbetoon aan Pte.James Johnstone (Frank Mahieu) - 07/05

On 7 May 2025 at R. E. Farm Cemetery (Flanders, Belgium) members of the Halton Regional Police Service, including the Pipes and Drums and Honour Guard, joined by Chief Stephen J. Tanner held a solemn Service of Remembrance honouring the life and sacrifice of James W. Johnstone, a Canadian soldier who gave his life in the Great War. Author Heather McBriarty who wrote a book about James's ...  

Loker: Commemoration of the Battle of Mount Kemmel - 25/04

Please find below some photos of the annual commemoration of the Battle of Mount Kemmel on Friday morning 25 April 2025. The event took place at the French military cemetery Mount ...

Wijtschate: Canadian commemoration at R.E. Farm Cemetery - 07/05

Wijtschate - On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, members of the Halton Regional Police Service, including the Pipes and Drums and Honour Guard, were joined by Chief Stephen J. Tanner in a solemn Service of Remembrance honoring the life and sacrifice of James W. Johnstone, a Canadian soldier who gave his life in the Great War.   The service included a visit to Private Johnstone’s gravesite, with musical ...

Household Cavalry comes to Zandvoorde and Ypres

Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May 2024 The Household Cavalry is coming to Zandvoorde (Zonnebeke) and Ypres during the weekend of 4 and 5 May 2024. This is to mark the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of the memorial column for the Royal Household Cavalry in Zandvoorde. They will also hold a short tattoo on the Ypres market square, attend the Last Post and particpate in the service in the ...

Lecture: Australia on the Western Front

With the commemoration of ANZAC Day approaching, the Passchendaele Museum zooms in on Australian efforts on the Western Front. Australian troops played a leading role during the Battle of Passchendaele. In the autumn of 1917, they took Polygon Wood and Zonnebeke and stormed the ridges at Broodseinde and Passchendaele. The latter proved to be a ridge too far. Australia paid a heavy price ...

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 02/05

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Friday 2 May 2025. The Last Post at Ploegsteert takes place every first Friday of the month at 19.00hrs.  

Zuidschote: Commemorating the first gas attack - 27/04

Please find below some pictures of the commemoration on Sunday April 27th 2025 at the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the first gas attack on 22 April 1915. The commemoration took place at Zuidschote and started with a service in the church. Afterwards wreaths were laid at different monuments and memorial ...

The Passchendaele Museum reopens its doors with two innovations

The Passchendaele Museum at Zonnebeke opens its doors from 1 February 2024. Visitors can discover a brand new immersive experience and temporary exhibition.  With these innovations, the museum wants to continue to bring and commemorate the story of the Battle of Passchendaele and its many victims. New immersive experience ‘Passchendaele 1917’   The Passchendaele ...

Sint-Juliaan: Commemoration 110th anniversary of the first gas attack - 22/04

On Tuesday 22 April 2025, the city of Ypres and the Langemark-Poelkapelle local council jointly commemorated the 110th anniversary of the first mass use of gas during the First World War. The ...

  • Experience war and peace in Flanders Fields

    The website Greatwar.be introduces you in the theme of the Great War in the In Flanders Fields region. The database contains an overview of all monuments, sites, locations, cemeteries, ... in Flanders Fields.

    Further on you will find the important events that remember the First World War, a list op publications, the musea, interesting websites and extensive historical information.

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