Essex Farm Cemetery

A somber place to visit

This is exactly how I would have expected to find this place, a very somber, thought provoking place. I came here near the end of a trip around Europe with my two teenage sons, who both have an intere...

A somber place to visit

This is exactly how I would have expected to find this place, a very somber, thought provoking place. I came here near the end of a trip around Europe with my two teenage sons, who both have an intere...

The Poppies Blow

Commemorates the Essex Regiment. There are 1,204 dead commemorated, of which 104 are unidentified. A VC winner is also buried here. This is where John McCrae penned the “In Flanders Field” poem.

The Poppies Blow

Commemorates the Essex Regiment. There are 1,204 dead commemorated, of which 104 are unidentified. A VC winner is also buried here. This is where John McCrae penned the “In Flanders Field” poem.

Essex Farm

One of the many immaculately maintained war grave cemeteries. This was originally an aid station with bunkers still in place. Also, where John McCrae wrote the poem in Flanders Fields and also has the...