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

Monument ANZAC

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 13, 2024

1. Monument ANZAC Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Monument Anzac:
Le terme ANZAC est utilisé pour désigner le corps expéditionnaire composé de soldats Australiens et Néo-Zélandais constitué en temps de guerre. La journée de l'ANZAC est célébrée chaque année le 25 avril à la mémoire des soldats de ces corps d'armée successifs qui sont tombés au champ d'honneur, cette journée commémorative est observée à la fois en Australie et en Nouvelle- Zélande, Cette date a été choisie en souvenir du premier débarquement des troupes australiennes et néo-zélandaises à Gallipoli dans le détroit des Dardanelles le 25 avril 1915. Ensuite, l'AN-ZAC a désigné l'ensemble du corps expéditionnaire qui s'est illustré sur le front de l'Ouest en France et en Belgique, ainsi qu'au Moyen-Orient.

Réal Desmarets est l'initiateur du monument, il a été inauguré le 25 avril 2018 par Mme Marie-Eve Desbuquoit, bourgmestre ff de Comines-Warneton, 'honorable Darren Chester, Membre du parlement, Ministre des Anciens Combattants Australien. Son excellence Greg Andrews Ambassadeur de Nouvelle Zélande en Belgique et en présence des autorités civile et militaire. Il ne faut pas oublier que 60.000 soldats

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Australiens et 16.000 soldats Néo-Zélandais ont été tués durant la première guerre mondiale Ce monument leur rend hommage. Ne l'oublions pas.

ANZAC monument
The term ANZAC is used to designate the wartime expeditionary force made up of Australian and New Zealand soldiers. ANZAC Day is commemorated annually on April 25 in memory of the soldiers of successive army corps who have fallen on the battlefield, this day is observed in both Australia and New Zealand. This date was chosen in memory of the first landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli in the Dardanelles Strait on April 25, 1915. Then, the ANZAC designated the entire expeditionary force which distinguished itself on the Western Front in France and Belgium, as well as in the Middle East. Réal Desmarets initiated this monument which was inaugurated on April 25, 2018 by Mrs. Marie-Eve Desbuquoit, Mayor of Comines-Warneton, Hon. Darren Chester MP, Australian Minister of Veterans Affairs, HE Gregory Andrews Ambassador of New Zealand in Belgium and in the presence of civil and military authorities. We must not forget that over 62,000 Australian soldiers and 16,000 New Zealand soldiers were killed during the First World War.
,br> This monument pays homage to them. Lest we forget.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 13, 2024

2. Monument ANZAC Marker

50° 44.253′ N, 2° 52.895′ E. Memorial is in Comines-Warneton, Région Wallonne (Wallonia), in Hainaut. It is in Ploegsteert. It can be reached from Rue de Messines (Région Wallonne Route 365). Marker is at the Plugstreet Experience Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 156 Rue de Messines, 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: New Zealand and Australian Memorial (here, next to this marker); Le Last Post (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Les Catacombes près de Hyde Park Corner (about 240 meters away); Mud Lane at the Crossroads at Hyde Park Corner (approx. 0.4 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.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.