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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

New Zealand commemoration of the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele
Menin Gate Memorial, 11 October 2017 On 12 October 2017, New Zealand marks 100 years since its participation in the World War One Battle of

Australia’s Menin Gate Lions gift strengthens friendship with Ypres
To be installed in Ieper in 2018 Australia will produce replicas of the famous Menin Gate Lions and gift them to the Belgian city of

Unveiling of the Menin Gate Lions
Speech Benoit Mottrie, Chairman Last Post Association Ministers, Excellencies, In 1862, the City of Ieper decided to demolish the old Menin Gate, which had stood

Special Last Posts for the Menin Gate Lions and ANZAC Day
On Monday 24 April 2017 On Monday 24 April 2017 a special Last Post will take place at the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing

Menin Gate Lions return temporarily from Australia to Ieper
For the centenary of the 3rd Battle of Ieper 2017 is again an important year for Ieper within the context of commemorating ‘100 years of