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The Great War

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Radio 2

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Spotlight on US soldiers in Flanders Fields

The In Flanders Fields Museum in Ieper (West Flanders) has embarked upon fresh research into American soldiers during the Great War. The museum will join fo...

Thu 23 Sep 2021 11:28
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Leslie White from Nieuwpoort met the late Prince Philip in Talbot House in the 60ies

Leslie White, the grandson of a British soldier who fought in the First World War, shook hands with Prince Pilip in the late sixties: "He was a nice man."

Sat 10 Apr 2021 15:56
Radio 2

14-18
Suddenly all the pieces fitted together: soldier who perished in the Great War identified after 103 years

Research by Freddy Declerck has shown that a New Zealand grave situated in Flanders Fields belongs to captain Ernest Parry.

Fri 09 Apr 2021 11:22
Radio 2

14-18
“British people are so grateful”

This time of year Ieper is a popular destination for Brits eager to commemorate a relative, who fell in the Great War. As Belgium has been excluded for the ...

Wed 11 Nov 2020 16:02
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Ieper remembers at the Menin Gate corona-style

The western city of Ieper is the focus of Armistice Day commemorations. In a normal year up to 7,000 people are out and about in Ieper on Armistice Day as t...

Wed 11 Nov 2020 15:28
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Bhupinder Singh honoured in Ieper for First World War remembrance efforts

Bhupinder Singh, a Sikh from India, was invited by the city of Ieper to thank him for his efforts to remember the Sikh contribution to the Great War.

Fri 01 Nov 2019 11:38
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Ieper to get a new look (temporarily)

The city of Ieper (West Flanders) has big renovation plans for the Lakenhalle en the belfry. Both will be thoroughly restored.

Thu 17 Oct 2019 16:33
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5,000 pieces destroyed, but job far from finished: old war ammunition still being found every day in West Flanders

In Poelkapelle, West Flanders, the Belgian army has dismantled the 5,000th piece of ammunition; the historic backlog has now been wiped out.

Wed 14 Aug 2019 17:25
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Mustard gas leaking off the Knokke-Heist coast: "We need a pilot project to solve this issue"

There is a lot of war ammunition lying on the bottom of the North Sea, just off the north-eastern end of the Belgian coast. It's an issue that needs to be ad...

Thu 02 May 2019 15:27
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Great War Tank Hunt this weekend!

Next weekend archaeologists will hunting for tanks in what is called the Great War tank cemetery Hooge in Ieper.

Wed 28 Nov 2018 10:46
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Prosecution for flogging Great War commemorative sculptures

15/11/18 - People wishing to collect a head sculpture at Coming World Remember Me in Zillebeke are welcome starting today.

Thu 15 Nov 2018 15:05
Vincent Buyssens

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"The coins that saved my great-grandfather": Flemish Great War story goes viral

One hundred years after the end of the First World War, 28-year-old Vincent Buyssens posted a photo and a remarkable story, capturing international attention.

Tue 13 Nov 2018 14:52
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Special Last Post sounds in Ieper

11/11/18 - In Ieper the people of Belgium, Britain and the Commonwealth marked the centenary of the Armistice that ended the Great War. At 11AM the special ...

Sun 11 Nov 2018 14:50
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Who was the last Belgian soldier to die?

Marcel Terfve is the name of the last Belgian soldier to die in the Great War. At 11AM on 11 November the guns fell silent on the western front, but for man...

Sun 11 Nov 2018 11:08
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Empty chairs from across the world symbolise the diverse loss of war

10/1/18 - Chairs from the four corners of the globe have been joined by chairs from a church in Passchendaele to form a unique art project to underline the d...

Sat 10 Nov 2018 15:35
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Ieper is ready for Armistice Day

10/1/18 - British tourists are here in large numbers. Everybody has a reason to be here! For local retailers this is a busy weekend.

Sat 10 Nov 2018 15:31
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Saxophones to be made from melted down British and German shells

The centenary of the end of the Great War is being marked in Bruges in a special way. Saxophone maker Karel Goetghebeur is producing 200 saxophones from Bri...

Sat 10 Nov 2018 10:29
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Flemish Symphony Orchestra plays in Saint Paul's Cathedral

The Flemish symphony orchestra conducted by Dirk Brossé is performing in London’s Saint Paul’s Cathedral.

Fri 09 Nov 2018 16:35
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Belgian and British PMs lay wreaths in Mons

The British Prime Minister Theresa May and the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel have attended a ceremony in the Walloon city of Mons to remember the fir...

Fri 09 Nov 2018 16:17
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Lion statues return to the Menin Gate

The Menin Gate in the West Flemish town of Ieper has its lions back.

Tue 06 Nov 2018 13:02