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He said Ypres is one of the only places where the chaos of what happened during WW I can truly be felt. "If people aren't reminded then it will all be forgotten and everybody will do the same ...
Woods Of Ypres Woods 5: Grey Skies and Electric Lights PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2012 When Woods of Ypres released an album preview last fall, debuting a track from their upcoming record, the song was ...
We recently reported that Woods of Ypres frontman David Gold tragically passed away on Dec. 22 in a car accident near Barrie, Ontario. He was just 31 at the time of his death. Gold's sister posted ...
Life April 1915: Bravery, pestilence, and poetry at Ypres Gas was used as a weapon for the first time at Ypres. It earned Canadians a reputation purchased in blood—and produced a poem you know.
Monday marks 100 years since the Battle of Passchendaele, one of the First World War’s bloodiest offensives. The three-month military campaign, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, saw the ...
Two other men were hurt, one left fighting for his life, after they disturbed the shell as they worked near the Ypres canal. The circumstances were unclear because there was apparently no digging ...
Now Ypres, with its magnificent 14th century Cloth Hall, ancient ramparts, cobbled squares and gabled houses, was well and truly in the First World War front line.
Brian Tarry, a former serviceman from Saskatoon, has been travelling to Ypres on Remembrance Day for more than 10 years. This year he and a group of friends decided to wear WW I-style uniforms as a ...