GreatWar - Western Front battlefield guide and home to the Poppy Umbrella

1914-1918 Reference The Western Front The Ypres Salient Second Battle of Ypres The Somme War Graves Tracing relatives Resources & Links Bibliography Remembering Poppy Umbrella Hear Last Post 'In Flanders Fields' Armistice Day in Ypres Flanders Memorial Poppy Gardens of Remembrance Interpretations Poems About the site Who we are Rembrella			The Western Front 1914-1918 This website aims to provide an overview of the battlefields on The Western Front, the sites of educational interest, tourist information and accommodation for the visitor today. The Ypres Salient and The Somme are the two main areas covered at present with more battle sites to be added. The Ypres Salient The Somme Win a Trip to Remember! To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Armistice, the Imperial War Museum, in association with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, is looking for 24 young people from across the UK, to travel on an all expenses paid visit to France and Belgium for Remembrance Day, from 7-12 November 2008. To find out how to win a place on this once in a lifetime experience, go to the Away to Remember Competition on the Imperial War Museum website.

			Battle Study: The Second Battle of Ypres 98 pages of an innovative study of the Second Battle of Ypres. Told from the German and Allied sides of the wire with the aid of Map & Timeline windows the story is illustrated with maps, previously untranslated German material and original research. On a sunny spring afternoon, 22nd April 1915, the battlefields near the Belgian town of Ypres were engulfed by a frightening new development. The use of poisonous gas warfare on the Western Front had begun...
			Resources & Links Guidance and information about resources for the study of the Great War including art, associations, books, exhibitions & events, conferences, helpful links, maps, museums and archives, online resources, tracing Service personnel, teacher and student resources. war graves agencies
			The Poppy Umbrella: A Gift to Remember In keeping with the spirit of Remembrance The Poppy Umbrella is a practical way to 'Remember' throughout the seasons - in sunshine or in rain. The idea for this unique umbrella originated in Ieper-Ypres on Armistice Day, not far from where the famous poem 'In Flanders fields the poppies blow...' is believed to have been written. A vivid reminder of the poppy fields in Flanders and Picardy, the umbrella features a striking red poppy design on a high quality, lightweight frame. The photograph is of First World War Veteran Harry Patch sheltering from the rain at the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Regimental Day in Bodmin, June 2007 (photograph courtesy of Nick Fear). Look at our 3 umbrella styles and order online! We are pleased to support Royal British Legion Industries and the Help for Heroes fundraising campaign from sales of The Poppy Umbrella.
			Sounding Last Post Listen to a live recording of the Last Post and Reveille ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium. Go to Armistice Day in Ieper (Ypres) for information about the annual events on 11th November.
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