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The ‘Rijselpoort’ The Rijselpoort is the only gate of the ten Ieper city gates that has been preserved more or less. It is a combination of a land gate and a water gate. The present ‘Rijselpoort’ dates from the Burgundian period. At the time, the gate was flanked by round towers. In the first half of the sixteenth century, the towers were reduced in height and the main rampart was broadened. The buildings still have the original lock room and gatekeeper’s house. You can change for the Verdronken Weideroute here. |
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John McCrae ADVANCED DRESSING STATION ESSEX FARM It was in this Immediate vicinity on 2/3 May 1915 that the Canadian major (later lieutenant colonel) and Doctor John McCrae wrote 'in Flanders Fields'. He was working in this Medical aid station where he cared for the wounded from the 1st Canadian Artillery Brigade, which was lined up on top of The Canal Bank. He also looked after many casualties who were brought from the battlefields near St Julian during the heavy fighting after the gas attack of 22 April 1915. The Essex Farm Cemetery also came into being in those days. From September 1915 numerous reinforced dugouts were built in the left and right banks of the canal by the Royal Engineers of the 38th (Welsh) Division. On account of the incessant firing from the bridges across the canal and from the Canal Bank, constant repairs had to be carried out. More and more concrete was used to do this work. During preparation for the major offensive in the summer of 1917, various advanced dressing stations, such as Dulhallows, Talana Farm, and Essex Farm, were built at the bottom of the West Side of the Canal Bank. From here, the wounded were evacuated by motorised ambulances to the Main Dressing Stations, Casualty Clearing Stations, and Base Hospitals behind, the front. |
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Ipris
(Lat. 961); Ipra (Lat.1066); Ipera (Lat. 1070);
Ipres (Lat. 1093); Ypra (Lat. 1101); Ipre (Lat.
1116); Ypre (Lat. 1123); Iperea (Lat. 12e eeuw);
Iprea (Lat. 12e eeuw); Hipretum (Lat. 1230); Yppre (O.
Fr 1275); Jppre (O. FR. 1281); Ippre (O. Fr. 1281);
Ypres (O. Fr. 1302); Yppra (Lat. 1309); IJppre (O.
Fr. 1333); Ypere (Vl. 1340); Yper (Vl. 1363); Ypyre
(It. 1450); Ypper (O. Fr. 1468); Ipper (Vl. 15e
eeuw); Hypra (Lat. 16e eeuw); Hypera (Lat. 16e
eeuw); Hypretum (Lat. 16e eeuw); Ipere (Vl. 16e
eeuw); IJper (Vl. 1542); Ippres (Fr. 1577); Hypres (Fr.
1608); Ipren (Vl. 1616); Jiper (Vl. 1623); Ypren (Vl.
1629); Iper (Vl. 1634); Jpre (Vl. 1680); Yperen
(1681); Ieper (Vl. 17e eeuw); Ieperen (Vl. 19e
eeuw); Yeperen (Vl. 1920)
