1914-1918 Remembrance
Last Post
Bugle, clarion or trumpet: the emotion of the Last Post
Visitor info (Last Post)
Date
- The first Friday of every month at 7 p.m.
Location
- Rue de Messines, 159 • 7782 Ploegsteert
Address and contact
Comité du Mémorial de Ploegsteert
- +32(0)473 47 90 77
- dominique.leplat7780@gmail.com
Anzac Day Eve
ANZAC Memorial Day on 25th April
After the disaster at Gallipoli (spring 1915), the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Corps) was dispatched to the Western Front.
They suffered heavy losses during the 3rd Battle of Ypres.
April 25 is now a national day of commemoration. And it is celebrated in Comines-Warneton too.
On Anzac Day Eve (24th April), Australian and New Zealand delegations pay tribute to their compatriots who fell during the capture of Messines-Wijtschate in 1917 at Toronto Avenue Cemetery and Berks Cemetery Extension in Ploegsteert respectively.
ANZAC monument near the Plugstreet 14-18 Experience Interpretation Centre
This simple structure alongside the British Memorial to the Missing in Ploegsteert bears the ANZAC insignia and an inscription in Maori.
Australian and New Zealand hats top the two rifles sealed in the base of the monument.
Visitor info (Anzac Day Eve)
Date
- 24 april
Location
- Toronto Avenue Cemetery • 7782 Ploegsteert
- Berks Cemetery Extension • 7782 Ploegsteert
Address and contact
Entente des Associations Patriotiques de Comines-Warneton
- +32(0)56 55 80 81 ou +33(0)6 81 20 51 16
- f.maekelberg@gmail.com
« Christmas Truce » Plugstreet (Saint-Yvon)
A growing notoriety over the years
From the Saint-Yvon Cross to the UEFA monument
1999: A few members of the Khaki Chums or Association for Military Remembrance recreate the conditions of the 1914 Christmas Truce. After a trying experience, they decide to erect the cross of The Khaki Chums Christmas Truce.
2014: The UEFA Christmas Truce Monument is unveiled by Michel Platini.
A shell case topped by a ball symbolises the truce initiated by sport and which sealed fraternity in the face of adversity.
Visitor info (Christmas Truce)
Date
- Last weekend before Christmas
Location
- Chemin du Mont de la Hutte • 7782 Ploegsteert
Address and contact
Comité de la Bataille du Canal
- +32(0)56 55 80 81 ou +33(0)6 81 20 51 16
- f.maekelberg@gmail.com
