The Royal Engineers Grave at Railway Wood is a thought provoking place to visit. It commemorates 12 soldiers who died in tunnelling operations in the area and whose bodies were never recovered. It is a good place on top of the hill to view Ypres and the surrounding area it is a good idea to read some history of the area before visiting. Parking is limited and it is a short walk to...
Read moreA walk from the Hooge crater museum leads to Bellewarde ridge. A much fought over stretch of land in WW1. On top of the right is the G.E Grave memorial to the tunnellers that died in an explosion during WW1.
A view for miles of this sad site where the men still lie.
A worth while walk and you can see the extent of the bomb craters in the wood.
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Read moreMemorial marking the death of 12 British tunnelers in the immediate ground underneath. This happened during tunnel construction of November 1915 - August 1917. This was to attack the hard to conquer German defensive positions. By placing heavy amounts of explosives in a total of 24 mines right below. 19 Mines were detonated in one series of blasts along the...
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