YPRES AND THE GREAT WAR 

By Simon Farr

Ypres a small Flemish market town, just over the border from France, quite similar to many towns in Belgium, that was until 1914 (the outbreak of the First World War). The town of Ypres was the scene of some of the worst fighting of the war. Ypres was described as being all the horrors of the Somme and the hell of Verdun. The consequences were drastic with 500,000 dead in an area of 25 square kilometers.

After the war Ypres became one of the most important European memorials.
Through the series of link pages below I aim to give an outline of what happened:

• Introduction.

• Timeline.

• War Posters.

• Summary of events.

• Cemetery features.

• Modern Map.

• Cemeteries.

• The Last Post.  

• The Battle of Messines Ridge 1917.

• Third Battle of Ypres 1917. 

• Bibliography.  

• Gas.   

• Hill 60. 

• Essex Farm.   

• The day the soldiers' returned. 

• Poperinge during the war.

• Care of the casualties.

• Victoria Cross holders buried in cemeteries or commemorated on memorials in the Salient.  

• Shot at Dawn soldiers buried in cemeteries or commemorated on memorials in the Salient.

• Photographs of Ypres.

• Places to stay near Ypres.  

• Ypres field trips.

• Links to other pages.  

• Brain Teaser

• Latest News.  

• Latest Book Reviews.

• Guest Book - Please sign the guest book.

If you have any questions or wish to share experiences please e-mail me at dccfarr@globalnet.co.uk

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