Ploegsteert near Comines-Warneton in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

Le Last Post

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 13, 2024

1. Le Last Post Marker

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Le Last Post résonne dans l'enceinte du Mémorial, chaque premier vendredi du mois, à 19h00. Il constitue un vibrant hommage à tous ceux qui ont perdu la vie durant la Grande Guerre. Le 11 novembre, des cérémonies officielles perpétuent le souvenir de l'Armistice de 1918 en y associant la communauté locale. Le premier vendredi de-juin, 'ambassadeur d'Australie et autres dignitaires se recueillent au Toronto Avenue Cemetery et y commémorent le début de la bataille de Messines, le 7 juin 1917.

The Last Post
Last Post is sounded at 7 pm on the first Friday of each month in remembrance of, and as a tribute to, the dead who fell in the Great War. 11 November, Armistice Day is celebrated with special events by the Ploegsteert community and the first Friday in June is set aside for a ceremony, attended by the Australian Ambassador and other dignitaries commemorating the opening of the Battle of Messines on 7 June 1917.

De Last Post
Elke eerste vrijdag van de maand weerklinkt de Last Post ter nagedachtenis en ter ere van de gesneuvelden tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Op

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11 november organiseren de inwoners van Ploegsteert een aantal plechtigheden ter herdenking van de Wapenstilstand. Op de eerste vrijdag van juni vindt steeds een speciale plechtigheid plaats in Toronto Avenue Cemetery, in aanwezigheid van de Australische ambassadeur en andere hoogwaardigheidsbekleders, om het begin van de slag om Mesen (7 juni 1917) te herdenken.

Ploegsteert
Love have I known, and dawn and gold of day time.
And winds and songs and all the joys that are,
And known once, and as a child that tires with playtime,
Leaped from them to the elemental dust of war.
I have seen blood and death, but all has ending.
And even horror is but made to cease.
I am sickened with love that lives only for lending,
And all the loathsome pettiness of peace.
Give me, God of battles, a field of death,
A hill of fire, a strong man's agony.
Roland Leighton 1915
[Photo Captions]
Le Last Post est sonné chaque 1er vendredi du mois à 19h

Roland Leighton, 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, soldat et poète

Erected by Wallonie Tourisme CGT, Comines-Warneton.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World I.

Location.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 13, 2024

2. Le Last Post Marker

50° 44.279′ N, 2° 52.948′ E. Memorial is near Comines-Warneton, Région Wallonne (Wallonia), in Hainaut. It is in Ploegsteert. It is on Rue de Messines (National Route 365) 0.1 kilometers south of Rue du Petit Pont, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Comines-Warneton, Région Wallonne 7782, Belgium. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Le Memorial (here, next to this marker); Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); New Zealand and Australian Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument ANZAC (within shouting distance of this marker); Les Catacombes près de Hyde Park Corner (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Mud Lane at the Crossroads at Hyde Park Corner (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Strand Military Cemetery (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Prowes Point (approx. 1.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Comines-Warneton.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 13, 2024

3. Le Last Post Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 18, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.