Latest finds at Pondfarm!

:D It seems our young digger here is developping in quite an impersonation of the Indiana Jones of St. Julien.
Thanks Stijn , for showing us your pictures of your latest finds in your soil of the mud of Passendaele.

Pierre 8-)
 
Excellent finds indeed but ...yes please be careful with these LIVE rounds of ammunition! You are also bound to find some LIVE artillery shells as well!! Brian
 
Yes i will be careful! It's indead dangerous but now it's raining to much here in Belguim!

Greetings,

Stijn!!!
 
New finds: Tree complete bottles from the world war!!

One bottle has the following text: Reims Brasserie (French)






Greetings,

Stijn :P
 
Wow, Stijn. I am amazed that these bottles are still completely in tact! Congratulions! :D

A proof of the activity of French colonial troops in this sector.
On april 22, 1915, the French Colonial troops were the first to catch the clouds of gas in front of the Canadians, who were the next victims.
There is still a monument with a Breton Dolmen, a bronze map and a cross between Boezinge and Pilkem remembering this event for the French troops.
Which amazes me, is that the French were active more to the north and these bottles have been found by you more to the south. It confuses me also. :twisted:

Somewhere on my webpage you will find a picture of the monument. Click here:

http://groups.msn.com/TheWesternFrontWW1/langemark.msnw

Pierre

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the French were if I rember Algerians and French reservist's They were just to the left of the Canadian Position , It is an odd spot for the French ,but i think at that point in the war the French Army and the BEF ,were still positioning themselves . While the BEF brought more troops in ,the Canadian's fell under the BEF during the whole war.
Pierre sent me a map of where your farm is ,it shows a dressing station near your farm, is it? Just wondering as the Canadians had a dressing station not far from there .
Nice bottles rare to see , and nice as well.
Mark
 
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