sommewalker Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 A small souvenir from the menin gate,circa 1927?I should imagine there were quite a few of these knocking about,although I think most have been lost or melted down,over time a small memento of a structure ,so close to peoples hearts . the medallion is 25mm in diameter, war souvenirs can be a touchy subject I know, but I think something like this deserves a place in any militaria collection, as when it was originally sold , I expect it went towards rebuilding Ypres to some extent , the last 3 photos are of A) THE Menin gate 11-11-2014 B)Ypres during the war C) Ypres during the day 11-1-2014 you do the maths ! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ww1westernfront.gov.au/ieper/a-walk-around-ieper/images/awm-e01115.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ww1westernfront.gov.au/ieper/a-walk-around-ieper/cloth-hall-lakenhalle.php&h=330&w=780&tbnid=kyY0evqFPL1gZM:&vet=1&tbnh=90&tbnw=213&docid=rhqY5Wm1Q2UdLM&client=firefox-b-ab&usg=__fIHGIQIstdnUTIqIEAgcXeZvDcE=&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijl4ic4MPQAhWBShQKHYugDOEQ9QEIOzAE A very interesting page about Ypres from the Australian Government - Australian Remembrance Trail in France and Belgium - if you follow the above link copied. Looks rather long to me, might work out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Menin Gate kindly sent by Paul Foster Paul.mp4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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