THE BATTLE BOOK OF YPRES.
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The Ypres Times.
what the league has done
(1) Organised inexpensive travel and hotel
accommodation for pilgrims to the Salient
and War Graves.
(2) Established Headquarters and a Rest Room
at Ypres (19 Rue Surmont de Volsberghe).
(3) Published The Ypres Times quarterly for
seven years.
(4) Published Maps of the Salient and Cemeteries.
(5) Erected seven granite Pylons in the Ypres
Salient to mark the extreme German
advance
1. On the St. Jean Wieltje Road, leading
to Shell Trap Farm.
2. Near Potijze on the Zomiebeke Road.
3. Hell Fire Corner on the Menin Road.
4. The railway crossing by the Zillebeke
River on the Hill 60 Road.
5. Near Trois Rois on the Lilje Road.
6. A point near Voormezeele on the
Kemmel Road.
7. Near Vierstraat on the Kemmel Road.
(6) Given assistance and advice to ex-soldiers over
employment and pensions, etc.
(7) Commemorated Ypres Day on October 31st
at home and abroad.
(8) Held re-unions of members in London and the
provinces.
(9) Taken free pilgrims to the battlefields.
(10) Organised a Junior Division.
(11) Published a guide book called The Immortal
Salient, now in the fourth edition.
The Immortal Salient has been compiled
with the assistance of the War Office and
the Historical Section of the Committee
of Imperial Defence. It provides a Historical
record with maps, in addition to being a
complete guide to the Salient of Ypres.
(Publishers, J ohn Murray.) To be obtained
from the Ypres League, price 5/-post
free, 5/4.
(12) Erected forty signboards marking historic
spots in the Salient.
The League has now compiled The Battle Book
of Ypres, a history of notable deeds contributed
by all regiments. Price 10s. 6d. Post-free 1 Is.
A scheme is under consideration for a memorial
belfry in the Salient.
league tie.
It has been suggested by a number of members
that the League should stock a special tie in silk,
cornflower blue in colour, with a gold stripe.
These ties could be supplied at 3s. 6d. each post
free, if there is a sufficient demand to justify the
Committee in ordering a large quantity.
Will would-be purchasers, therefore, send a pos/t
card to the Secretary, Ypres League.
If sufficient applications are received the ties
will be available as soon as possible.
the ypres league headquarters
at ypres.
Members are cordially invited during their stay
at Ypres to visit our Headquarters at No. 19,
Rue Surmont de Volsberghe, where they will
receive a hearty welcome from our representative
(Captain P. D. Parminter).
Here, too, they will find an excellent library
comprising the majority of the war and divisional
histories, which are available for the use of all
visitors.
embroidered badges,
These badges can be supplied at 4s. each, post
free. A considerable number have already been
sold, and we are delighted to hear that the
badges have given entire satisfaction to our
members who have received them. Applications
to the Secretary.
A letter was published in the last issue of The Ypres Times from Lieut.-General Sir
William Pulteney, who said that he had read the MSS. of the Battle Book of Ypres, and
referred to the amount of labour entailed in its compiling. I trust that by the time this
paper is published all members of the League will have the book in their hands, and I
think they will be interested to know something of its making. To a large extent the
process has been typical of spade-work in the Salienta job done over and over again,
only to be each time demolished.
The chief aim has been to perpetuate a true history of the heroic deeds of the defence
of Ypres, and so a reliable authority was required for each narrative. This greatly
limited the field of search, and our first intention was to publish only accounts actually
