Belgium Trip Update 2

The weather had taken a turn for the worse this morning and so we headed to St. Nicholas Church in Mesen for some refuge from the rain. Here we heard about the Christmas Day truce in 1914, the Battle of Messiness as well as the story of a German soldier who fought locally, Adolf Hitler. We visited Ploegsteert memorial to pay our respects to two more HGS Old Boys, Hal Harper and Frederick Walter Newbury. We then took some time for R&R at Talbot House, just as the young soldiers in WW1 did. We paid our respects at the German cemetery Langemarck. On our final night in Ypres, we are going to observe the last post ceremony at the Menin Gate which I am sure will be a memorable experience for our students.

Mrs Yates