Tyne cot cemetery

The cemetery was named after a barn at the centre of a German strong point called "Tyne Cot". It was captured in October 1917 in the advance. It contains 11956 graves compromising of 8961 Brits, 997Read more
The cemetery was named after a barn at the centre of a German strong point called "Tyne Cot". It was captured in October 1917 in the advance. It contains 11956 graves compromising of 8961 Brits, 997Read more
Tyne Cot is the largest Commonweath war grave cemetery in the world. There are 950 in France and Belgium. It is on the site of the Battle of Broodseinde, which involved Australian and allied troops inRead more
The Battle of Polygon Wood began on 26 September. 1917.
The 4th and 5th Australian Divisions attacked the German lines with huge losses. The battle ended with victory on October 3 1917.
After theRead more
Kortemark is a small market town about 45 minutes from Brugges by train. A convenient stopover after the tunnel in the car park by the nature reserve.
Visited the market in the morning and then intoRead more
This was an event we were all looking forward to. The funeral of an Unknown Australian Soldier who was discovered 5 years ago when the local council were digging an irrigation ditch. His uniform tellsRead more
Today we rode from Willemstad to Antwerp, a port city on Belgium’s River Scheldt. It was an unbelievably hot day reaching 37°. It was a long hard 50kms to our destination but we made it....a littleRead more
The sun shone as we left home at 07.30 it was still shining when we returned to get a rug for Mandy at 07.40. The traffic was heavy and noisy and the weather stayed bright and quite cold all the wayRead more
Rendez-vous with my best friend Joke and my mom.
For the very first time in my life I am trying some wedding dresses.
By the way... do you have any idea how expensive wedding dresses are???!!Read more
We spent the day in Belgium today travelling between various cemeteries and war memorials related to my grandfather and his two brothers who fought in WWI in this area. My grandfather's brother,Read more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Arrondissement Roeselare, Arrondissement de Roulers