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Welcome to the lions
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

Programme 100 years Armistice 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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