Links
Last Post Association
Every evening since 1928, at precisely eight o'clock, the Last Post - the traditional salute to the fallen warrior - has been played under the Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper, Belgium.
Souvenir shop
Salient Points
This website is designed as a portal dedicated to the 1st and 2nd World Wars. A single source for information, references, links, battlefield tourism, books and news.
Visiting hours
Western Front Association
The Western Front Association (WFA) was formed with the aim of furthering interest in The Great War of 1914-1918. We also aim to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all those on all sides who served their countries in France and Flanders and their own countries during The Great War. Established in 1980 by noted military historian John Giles,...
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FirstWorldWar.com
The purpose of this website is to provide an overview of the First World War. Necessarily a long-term undertaking - and approaching seven years into the process - much remains to be covered. Whole aspects of the conflict are light on material at present - rest assured, this is not deliberate: in time it should all find its place on the site.
Peter De Groote
We are Peter and Nathalie De Groote, owners of the chocolate shop 'Peter De Groote', which is located in Ypres (Flanders fields) - Belgium. For more than 10 year we have been welcoming tourists from all over the world. Our chocolates are home-made from the best quality products, no factory, and guaranteed best price.
Leger Holidays
Welcome to our exceptional coach, rail, air and cruising holiday collection for 2009. Leger offer escorted coach holidays to Europe and the America, so if you want the best by coach, rail, air or cruising then travel with us, as we have the knowledge and experience to make it easy.
The Protea
The Protea, Bed & breakfast in Flanders Field. Combine your visit to the” YPRES SALIENT” with the unforgettable experience of staying at “THE PROTEA”. All rooms en-suite with tv and situated in a garden setting. The Protea at Geluveld is only 5 min driving away from THE MENINGATE.
Old Front Line Battlefields of WW1
This is a web site dedicated to the history and battlefields of the Great War 1914-1918. It aims to provide you with information about the war itself and on how to visit the battlefields in France & Flanders, and Gallipoli - and what to see.
The Great War 1914 - 1918
A Guide to the Battlefields and History of the First World War. This site provides an overview of the First World War battlefields on the Western Front by showing you where they are, what happened there and what can you see today.
Ambrosia hotel
Enjoy our renovated family hotel at Ypres. Lay down in our comfortable beds after exploring the battlefieds during the day. Look at our peacefull and homely colours. Experience a unique room which is very nice and clean. Taste our cooked or/and continental breakfast in the mornings. Walk 5 min. in the evening to the Last Post at 20h. Eat at a cosy restaurant and have a Belgian Beer.
Le Chat Noir
Holiday Home Ypres – Ypres Guesthouse – Le Chat Noir
For many years, the owner of this Guest House, Alain, has been interested in the history of Ypres, particularly the history of the City and its surrounding area during the Great War, 1914 -1918.
His interest was stimulated, amongst other things, by the fact that his great grandfather was a soldier at the front for over four years and was wounded by shrapnel towards the end of the war. He was a native of Ypres and his family, (Alain's grandparents ) , were evacuated from Ypres which was under constant shell attack . They were of course, small children at the time and were forced with their mother, into exile, escaping to Rouen, in France for the duration of the War.
Although it was under constant bombardment and attack from the beginning of the war in 1914, until the end in 1918, Ypres never fell into German hands.
After the end of the war, in 1919, the family were reunited and returned home their beloved Ypres from Rouen . By this time, the whole of Ypres had been totally obliterated by four years of constant enemy shelling. Not a single building was left standing, so the returning refugees lived in a ' barracks ' which had been specially built to accommodate those returning home, using money from the 'King Albert Fund'.