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“Australian soldiers wearing respirator gas masks, Ypres, September 27, 1917.”

Hell Fire Corner, Ypres was considered 'the most dangerous corner on earth' during WWI. Intersecting with the Menin Road it was an important route junction under constant observation + fire by Germans on the high ground. Anything that moved across it was fired upon. Consequently canvas screens were erected beside the road in an attempt to conceal movement, much of which took place under cover of darkness, when the junction thronged with activity.

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Before and After WWI: Ypres, Belgium. [1362x859]

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eric,richard-soldiers are helping people to get out from the ruins of the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and Bishop's Palace, Ypres

Flanders Fields Pictures & WW1 Photos

This photo retrospective includes Flanders Fields pictures and world war one photos courtesy of the Heritage of the Great War.

Lone Canadian soldier crossing the muddy, barbed wire-ridden battlefield, Passchendaele, 1917.

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The Implications of First World War Commemorations

Canadian History in the News: The past is always a part of the present. This blog series looks at current events and stories that have a Canadian history element to them and I offer my opinion on t…

Frank Hurley, The dawn of Passchendaele, © Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

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Our projects archive showcases all current and past commissions, exhibitions and events including The Brighton Photo Biennial, published books and events.

Men and pack mules rounding Idiot Corner, on Westhoek Ridge, in Belgium, moving up to the front line. To follow the duckboard and corduroy track was to be seen silhouetted against the skyline, both from the Australian position and that of the enemy - before he was driven from Broodseinde Ridge. But passage over any part other than the top of the ridge was impossible owing to mud. At this point many transports and guns were wrecked by the constant shellfire, and others were lost in the…

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Australians move through Idiot Corner, near Ypres. Nov. 1917.

Men and pack mules rounding Idiot Corner, on Westhoek Ridge, in Belgium, moving up to the front line. To follow the duckboard and corduroy track was to be seen silhouetted against the skyline, both from the Australian position and that of the enemy - before he was driven from Broodseinde Ridge. But passage over any part other than the top of the ridge was impossible owing to mud. At this point many transports and guns were wrecked by the constant shellfire, and others were lost in the…

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Ypres in 1915 after heavy bombardment.

1916, Ypres. The remains of the Cloth Hall and Cathedral.

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