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20/10/2018
The Menin Gate lions are returning permanently to Ieper The Menin Gate lions are coming home. The Australian Government has gifted replica Menin Gate lions
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Programme 100 years Armistice 2018
20/10/2018
Events at Ieper and Zonnebeke The end of the centenary commemorations of the First World War (2014-2018) will be marked during the weekend of 9-11
90th anniversary of the Last Post Association
25/07/2018
02/07/1928 – 02/07/2018 Report by Sir Edward Crofton, Chairman of The Friends of St George’s Memorial Church, Ypres Thursday 5th July 2018 dawned bright and
90th anniversary of the Last Post Association: speeches Chairman Benoit Mottrie
05/07/2018
02/07/1928 – 02/07/2018 Drink Museumcafé In 1928, a man named Pierre Vandenbraambussche had an idea. As police commissioner in Ieper, he had seen at first
ANZAC Day 2018
25/04/2018
Speech Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Excellenties, Ladies and gentlemen, We are here today to, once again, remember the courage of the
A delegation of the Last Post Association (Ieper-Belgium) travels to New York
20/04/2018
Departure on Monday, April 23rd 2018 A delegation of the Last Post Association (Ieper-Belgium) travels to New YorkOn Monday, April 23rd 2018, a delegation of
31,000th daily Last Post Ceremony
04/04/2018
On 04/04/2018 On Wednesday, 4 April 2018 at 8.00 PM, the daily Last Post will be played for the 31,000th time at the Menin Gate.
Armistice 2017
11/11/2017
Speech Philip De Bruyn, Vice-Chairman Last Post Association Your Royal Highness, Minister, Excellencies, Honoured Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is now one hundred years since
A delegation of the Last Post Association (Ieper-Belgium) travels to India and Australia for Armistice
01/11/2017
With King Filip and Queen Mathilde On Sunday, November 5th 2017, a delegation of the Ypres’ Last Post Association travelled to India and Australia on
