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So that every visitor becomes aware of the horror and hell of war in the past. That humanity learns nothing by slaughtering each other for nothing. But we are led by idiots and power-hungry people!!

Nice Statue of Eliane Cossey (Poperinge, 9 December 1902 – London, 1942), known by the nickname Ginger, was a striking red-haired precocious child in the Belgian town of Poperinge during the First World War. The café "A la Poupée", an unpronounceable name for English speakers, on the main square grew under the name "Ginger's" into one of the most famous taverns behind "The Ypres Salient". The appeal of the young diva can be read in various diary excerpts and in the Visitors Book with compliments and drawings. Ginger krijgt eigen standbeeld https://www.hln.be/.../ginger-krijgt-eigen-standbeeld.../

In 1526 a hall church was built. This had a crossing tower that dated from the 11th century and had a high spire, so that the total height was 45 meters. In 1902 this church was hit by fire. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godewaarsvelde

Please stop here and visit a while it is like all other CWGC sites well worth a visit.

Tyne Cot Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world, located near Passchendaele. It was established in October 1917 and contains over 11,000 graves of soldiers who died during the First World War. The site was strategically important during the Battle of Passchendaele and was used as an advanced dressing station after its capture by the 3rd Australian Division on 4 October 1917. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and includes an impressive Cross of Sacrifice, built on a former German bunker. The cemetery was significantly expanded after the Armistice to include graves from nearby battlefields and smaller cemeteries.

The Welsh National Memorial Park in Langemark, near Ypres, Belgium, commemorates the men and women of Wales who fought in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 16 August 2014 and is located on Pilkem Ridge, a key location during the Third Battle of Ypres. The park features a cromlech, a traditional Celtic structure, topped by a bronze dragon. The park honours the efforts of the 38th (Welsh) Division, which played a crucial role in the battle on 31 July 1917. Poet Ellis Humphrey Evans, known as Hedd Wyn, was killed here on the same day.

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A particularly poignant anecdote about the Brothers In Arms Memorial involves Australian brothers John and James Hunter. During the Battle of Polygon Wood on 26 September 1917, John was killed in the arms of his brother James. John was buried in a temporary cemetery, but his body was not recovered until 2006 by an archaeological team led by Johan Vandewalle . James returned to Australia after the war, always hoping that he would one day be reunited with his brother. Thanks to DNA testing, John's body was identified and in 2007 he was reburied with military honours at the Buttes New British Cemetery, just a few hundred metres from the Brothers In Arms Memorial . The memorial, which shows James embracing his dying brother John, symbolises the deep emotional impact of war on families .