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Ploegsteert Wood

Ploegsteert Wood was a sector of the Western Front in Flanders in World War I, part of the Ypres Salient. After fighting in late 1914 and early 1915, it became a quiet sector where no major action took place. Units were sent here to recuperate and retrain after tougher fighting elsewhere and before returning to take part in more active operations. British Tommies referred to it as "Plugstreet Wood". There are numerous cemeteries around the wood.

Located at 50.7369, 2.89972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ypres Salient, World War I sites in Belgium

Battle of Messines (1917)

The Battle of Messines (7–14 June 1917) was an offensive conducted by the British Second Army, under the command of General Herbert Plumer, on the Western Front near the village of Messines in Belgian West Flanders during the First World War. The Nivelle offensive in April and May had failed to achieve its more ambitious aims and this had resulted in the demoralisation of French troops and the dislocation of the Anglo-French strategy for 1917.

Located at 50.7644, 2.8981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Island of Ireland Peace Park

The Island of Ireland Peace Park and its surrounding park (Irish: Páirc Síochána d'Oileán na h'Éireann), also called the Irish Peace Park or Irish Peace Tower in Messines, near Ypres in Flanders, Belgium, is a war memorial to the soldiers of the island of Ireland who died, were wounded or are missing from World War I, during Ireland's involvement in the conflict.

Located at 50.7598, 2.89476 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rifle House Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Rifle House Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.

Located at 50.7358, 2.90103 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Belgium

Prowse Point Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Prowse Point Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.

Located at 50.7438, 2.89869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Belgium

Mud Corner Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Mud Corner Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres, on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.

Located at 50.7423, 2.89792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Belgium

Ploegsteert Wood Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient within Ploegsteert Wood on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.

Located at 50.737, 2.89972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1914 establishments in Belgium, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Belgium

Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial

The Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial is a World War I memorial, located in Messines Ridge British Cemetery, near the town of Mesen, Belgium. The memorial lists 827 officers and men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force with no known grave who died in or near Messines in 1917 and 1918. This period included the Battle of Messines. The memorial, designed by the English architect Charles Holden, is one of seven such memorials on the Western Front to the missing dead from New Zealand.

Located at 50.7651, 2.89072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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