Special Last Post on 6 September 2019 6 September 2019: the City of Ieper and the Last Post Association commemorate 75 years of continuous Last Post ceremonies and the liberation at the end of the Second World War. On Friday, 6 September 2019 a special ceremony will be held in Ieper to commemorate the 75th […]
Photos from the period 2014-2018 The years between 2014 and 2018 saw a series of events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great War. This was a unique period, as people from the four corners of the world flocked to Ieper to pay tribute to their fellow countrymen who fought and died in Ypres […]
Speeches Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association 11/11/2018 – 11.00 uur Minister president, burgemeester, gouverneur, excellenties, ladies and gentlemen, dames en heren, The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Armistice Day, 1918. A moment that will live in history. And what a remarkable moment it must have been for […]
Speech Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association – 05/11/2018 Dit is een historische dag voor alle Ieperlingen, maar zeker ook voor alle medewerkers van de Last Post Association. Wij zijn vereerd onze bijdrage te Hebben kunnen leveren tot de terugkeer van de Leeuwen aan de Menenpoort. We are grateful to all all public […]
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 to the people of Belgium as a permanent reminder of their dedication to remembering Australia’s sacrifice in the First World War. The City of Ieper, the Australian Government and the […]
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 November 2018 by a number of special events in Ieper and Zonnebeke. Different partners have collaborated to develop a total programme that will proclaim the universal message of peace in […]
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 clear, under a cloudless sky. All of those, including Dr Derek Gallagher and myself, representing The Friends of St George’s, who had the privilege of attending the 90th Anniversary Celebrations […]
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 hand the horrors of war and the misery it inflicts on both soldiers and civilians alike. After the war, he had also seen the grief that the loss of so […]
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 ANZAC Corps and to commemorate those of its number who gave their lives for the causes of justice and freedom in the Great War 1914-1918. By the time the final […]
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 the Ypres’ Last Post Association travels to New York. The delegation consists of director Mathieu Mottrie and buglers Rik Vandekerckhove and Filip Deramoudt. They travel to New York with Belgian […]
