Place

Ypres Salient

Countries: Belgium

In military terms, a salient is is a battlefield that is surrounded on several sides by enemy territory. There were five battles of Ypres. The first was in December 1914. The second ran from April to May 1915. The third (which was also known as the Battle of Passchendaele) was from July to November 1917. The fourth was in April 1918, and the fifth (also known as the Advance of Flanders) was from September to October 1918.
Ypres was known to the British troops as 'Wipers'.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Ypres Salient

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Ypres WW1 milestone

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Field Marshall Earl Alexander of Tunis

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Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Canada

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G. Crossley

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces, War Memorial WW1

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Douglas Walter Belcher, VC

Soldier. Born Douglas Walter Belcher in Surbiton. He enlisted at the beginning of WW1 and fought at the second Battle of Ypres. Whilst in charge of a portion of breastwork (a temporary fortificatio...

Person, Armed Forces, War Memorial WW1, France

1 memorial