Flanders Fields Battlefield Daytours

Established by Royal Charter in 1917, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission pays tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. It is a non-profit-making organization that was founded by Sir Fabian Ware.

On this website, you can find all info about war casualties.
Flanders has many museums remembering the times of the Great War. Instructive, objective and often poignant, they render an accurate picture of the magnitude and harshness of the battles. This museum offers an insight in how life was at and behind the trenches and offers detailed historic facts and statistics. Opening hours vary by season.
You can visit their website here.
An excellent complement to the whole experience of coming to Flanders and trying to conceive the experiences of the soldiers.

On the 11th December, 1915, in the centre of this lively town, Chaplain Philip Clayton opened a "soldiers’ house". The large home of the Coevoet family was transformed into "Every Man’s Club", where all soldiers were welcome, regardless of rank.
Visit their website here.
This interactive website gives you the opportunity to learn more about World War I in the Westhoek. The central database comprehends all monuments, sites, locations, cemeteries, etc. in the Westhoek.
Visit the website here.
For a long time, there was not much information about the Crypt and the ruins of the first Yser tower. The Museum on the Yser is now changing that, explaining both the political background and symbolism in an audio track and text. In addition, you can even explore the Crypt from a bird’s eye perspective.
Visit their website here.
The Last Post, the traditional final salute to the fallen, is played by the buglers of the Last Post Association in honour of the memory of the soldiers of the former British Empire and its allies, who died in the Ypres Salient during the First World War (1914-1918). It is the intention of the Last Post Association to maintain this daily act of homage in perpetuity.
Visit their website here.
The story of the breakthrough and the ultimate dugout experience.
Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917.
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Visit Thiepval and Peronne , Albert.The battle of the Somme. The Historial Museum of the Great War.
You can visit their website here.
Verdun, February 21st 1916-2016.
Most amazing museum.
Visit their website here.

Useful Links

Flanders Fields Battlefields Daytours

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

In Flanders Fields museum Yper

Talbot House: Museum in Poperinge

Great WW 1 website

The Yser Tower: Museum Diksmuide

Last Post

Passchendaele Memorial Museum

Somme 1916 (FR)

Verdun Memorial 1916-2016 (FR)

Useful Links

Flanders Fields Battlefields Daytours