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Passchendaele: New British
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For the men in the trenches, Passchendaele was a living nightmare, but the impact of war reached far beyond those serving at the front line in Belgium. Many New Zealand families, communities, workplaces, schools and clubs were affected in a very direct way. Throughout the war, communities and patriotic organisations worked together to raise funds for Belgian war refugees and provide comforts for New Zealand soldiers at the front line.
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"For New Zealand, October 12, 1917 at Passchendaele ranks as our worst ever military disaster in terms of lives lost on a single day," she said. "It is those brave men we remember and honor today."
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Passchendaele (Passendale) New British Cemetery lies 10.5 kilometres north east of Ieper town centre on the S'Graventafelstraat, a road leading from St Jan to Passendale. Two roads connect Ieper town centre onto the Zonnebeekseweg; the Torhoutstraat leads from the market square onto a small roundabout. At the roundabout the first right turn is Basculestraat. At the end of Basculestraat, there is a crossroads and Zonnebeekseweg is the turning to the left. 7 kilometres along the Zonnebeekseweg, in the village of Zonnebeke, lies the left hand turning onto the Langemarkstraat (further on this street name changes to Zonnebekestraat). 2 kilometres along this road, and after passing Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, lies the right hand turning onto the 'S Graventafelstraat.
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This song and pipe tune was specially commissioned for the unveiling of the new memorial to fallen Scots in Passchendaele. Jointly written by Major (Retd) Gavin Stoddart, one of Scotlands most distinguished pipers, and Alan Brydon of the popular Scottish Folk Band Scocha, it was performed for the first time in August 07 at the unveiling ceremony and tattoo in Flanders.
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Incredibly, and mainly because of the valour of Captain Jeffries, 20 men actually reached the rubble that used to be Passchendaele church. Unfortunately the British troops on their right were unable to support them and the Australians were forced to retreat all the way back to the mud holes that had been their front line. By now, their artillery was running out of ammunition and their shells were burying themselves in the liquid mud and expending themselves relatively harmlessly in a cloud of steam and a fountain of water.
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