The mock-up of the village and surrounding area of Messines in Belgium was built in Brocton on Cannock Chase as a training aid for soldiers ... The model was built by German prisoners of war ...

TORONTO – The descendant of a WWI soldier has discovered an incredible story in the files of her grandfather, a British soldier whose last wish was fulfilled by a German soldier that she ...

The battlefield model was built by German prisoners ... a memorial to soldiers who died in the Battle of Messines Ridge in June 1917. Staffordshire County Council said after WWI it became a ...

It was also maintained as a memorial to soldiers ... Council said after WWI it became a tourist attraction before becoming deserted and overgrown. The model was built by German prisoners of ...