abchan Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 This is my first posting so I hope I'm doing this the right way. Our family is planning to come to Belgium in July to lay flowers on approx. 70 WW1 soldiers who came from our local area of Canada almost 90 years ago. Only problem is I only have 3 days and there are 25-30 cemeteries to visit, & by the looks of it, there are a lot of war cemeteries in Belgium (for good reason), and some of the smaller ones are not that easy to find. I also want to make it fun for my kids by using my gps to have them help me find them. I set up a website to detail some of my information: http://abbotsfordremembrance.notlong.com I'm looking to see if there are geocachers near Ieper and Arras who could find out the GPS location of a number of Commonwealth/Canadian Cemeteries in those areas, just enough to get me to the front entrance. Once I find the exact location of our soldiers, it will be added as a part of my virtual memorial to these soldiers. The GPS location will help others find our boys when they come to pay their respects, I guess you would call it a memorial geocache. I hope there are some willing Belgians or ex-pats or other geocachers who could help me out. you can email me at abchan@telus.net if you can help me.java script:emoticon('',%20'smid_3') Quote Link to comment
+DiKri Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Dear abchan, I posted a link to your message on the local Belgian forum. DiKri This is my first posting so I hope I'm doing this the right way. Our family is planning to come to Belgium in July to lay flowers on approx. 70 WW1 soldiers who came from our local area of Canada almost 90 years ago. Only problem is I only have 3 days and there are 25-30 cemeteries to visit, & by the looks of it, there are a lot of war cemeteries in Belgium (for good reason), and some of the smaller ones are not that easy to find. I also want to make it fun for my kids by using my gps to have them help me find them. I set up a website to detail some of my information: http://abbotsfordremembrance.notlong.com I'm looking to see if there are geocachers near Ieper and Arras who could find out the GPS location of a number of Commonwealth/Canadian Cemeteries in those areas, just enough to get me to the front entrance. Once I find the exact location of our soldiers, it will be added as a part of my virtual memorial to these soldiers. The GPS location will help others find our boys when they come to pay their respects, I guess you would call it a memorial geocache. I hope there are some willing Belgians or ex-pats or other geocachers who could help me out. you can email me at abchan@telus.net if you can help me.java script:emoticon('',%20'smid_3') Quote Link to comment
+Jiheffe Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Did the same in the french speaking belgian forum and in the french forum . Quote Link to comment
Biquidou Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Did the same in the French Speaking Forum Quote Link to comment
+Cachemier Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 In the database section of this site you will find the gps coordinates for most of the cemeteries in the West Flanders region. Quote Link to comment
Biquidou Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Hello Abchan, French Geocachers will be more than happy in helping you to locate WW1 Canadian Cemeteries and Memorials in France. Could you list which places you would like to visit during your French trip ? By this way, we'll be able to concentrate our research and to provide you GPS coordinates and French web site associated. In exemple: Canadian National Vimy Memorial --> Parking coordinates N 50° 22.683 & E 002° 46.417 Gérard PS: Are you speaking French ? Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Did you try the Commonwealth War Graves Commission? Quote Link to comment
Two Angels Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I helped to put coordinates on all WW1 cemeteries in flanders fields Those coordinates are available in different formats , so its open for all sorts off GPS units the site is Thegreatwar.be sadly we don't have list in one GPX file, cause its made in SQL Regards Solange Quote Link to comment
abchan Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 Did the same in the French Speaking Forum Quote Link to comment
abchan Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 from Abchan: Thanks to our geocaching friends in France & Belgium! I will be looking over the sites you sent to me and will match up coordinates to the cemeteries as I find them online. I will let you know again soon if I have trouble finding any. You are awesome! abchan in LangleyBC Canada Quote Link to comment
abchan Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 Hello Abchan, French Geocachers will be more than happy in helping you to locate WW1 Canadian Cemeteries and Memorials in France. Could you list which places you would like to visit during your French trip ? By this way, we'll be able to concentrate our research and to provide you GPS coordinates and French web site associated. In exemple: Canadian National Vimy Memorial --> Parking coordinates N 50° 22.683 & E 002° 46.417 Gérard PS: Are you speaking French ? Quote Link to comment
abchan Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 HI Gérard, je ne parle pas du francais, but my 3 children all speak it well enough translate for me. Here is my listing of Canadian WW1 cemeteries in France: (thanks in advance to All for your help!) ABChan in Canada Boves West Communal Cmtry Ext France Amiens Cdn Cmtry#2 France Arras Sun Quarry Cmtry France Arras Tigris Lane Cmtry France Arras Villers Station Cmtry France Arras Vimy Memorial France Arras Vis-en-Artois British Cmtry France Arras Lapugnoy Military Cmtry France Bethune Etaples Military Cmtry France Boulogne Les Baraques Military Cmtry France Calais Bourlon Wood Cmtry France Cambrai Quarry Wood France Cambrai Loos British Cmtry France Loos-en-Gohelle Fosse#10 France Sains-en-Gohelle Hangard Wood Brit. Cmtry France Somme Givenchy-en-Gohelle Cdn Cmtry E.5 France Vimy LaChaudiere Military Cmtry France Vimy Quote Link to comment
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