Exchange students Pretoria remember South-Africans killed in action
On Monday 20 September 2010 at 18.30 students of two schools from Pretoria are organizing a short ceremony of remembrance at the Scottish memorial near Frezenberg (Zonnebeke, Belgium). Their reading of personal stories will be musically accompanied by the drumsband of H. Familie and members of the Passchendaele 1917 Pipes and Drums. Afterwards, escorted by […]
The story of an old bugle: Jack Waterhouse
Private Ernest John Waterhouse No 3505 11th Infantry BattalionAustralian Imperial Force Jack age 16 in Egypt Ernest, “Jack” was 15 years and 11 months when he enlisted on the 8th Sep 1915. He was the son of Ernest and Mary Ann Waterhouse of Irvine St, Cottesloe, Western Australia. His brothers Fred and Francis had enlisted […]
Cultural Trophy for Antoon Verschoot
Each year, the Ypres Cultural Counsel awards a Cultural Trophy to a deserving person or organization in Ypres. The Culture 2009 Trophy is awarded to Antoon Verschoot, which was proposed by the New Ypres Revue Theatre. At the ceremony of the Cultural Trophy on January 25, 2010, the winner will be honoured by all members […]