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| Tyne Cot Cemetery - November 6th 2017 |
This last week Mrs D and I spent a couple of days in Ypres and we revisited the the Passchendaele area - its 100 years since that gruesome battle. We also took in once again the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate.
On Monday we had the large cemetery at Tyne Cot to ourselves - it was early on bright morning and we were able to pay our respects.
With over 12000 graves and 34000 memorial names to those with no known grave it really is a "Silent City"
As November the 6th was 100 years to the day of the final attack of the Canadian 2nd Division into the centre of the village of Passchendaele we made our way a few minutes up the ridge to the village.
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| The new Canadian memorial due to be unvieled- looking toward the Church in the village - the line of the last attack |
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| 100 years to the day - Not Forgotten |
I stood in front on the graves of men killed exactly 100 years ago - I wondered did their relatives ever get chance to visit from their far away shores? Perhaps they could take comfort that someone was there to remember.
Lest we forget.
ReplyDeleteWe visited a couple of years ago, and it puts all our little modern worries in perspective.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful day by the look of it. As long as places like this are kept so well and visited by those of use who come after hopefully we can avoid the need for any more.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures Dave and thanks for visiting the lads.
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