WWI - Visit 7

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And so the trip is coming to an end.

On our way to the final stop of the trip we visited Brandhoek New Military Cemetery ... this was the location of the only double VC of WWI ... Noel Chavass who had already received the MC. He is also, it should be noted, a member of the Medical Corps.










And, from there it was our final trip to "Wipers" ... or, more technically Ypres. I have been a few times, but it was good to have a wander round with friends, and then atend the Last Post, which has been played every night since 1928, other then during WWII.

We walked along the Ramparts (as it was an old town, totally rebuilt as it was before 1914) to one of the cemeteries ... probably one of the prettiest locations ever.

Then we split up for tea (I had a snack with me) and then met up again at The Menin Gate ... although much of it is being restored the central arch is re-open now. However I couldn't get to see Claire's great-grandfather's name that is on one of the walls, as a soldier with no known grave.





















The Cloth Hall





One of the early Cemetery signs

















Remembering the dead of India


The Menin Gate





Getting ready for the Last Post