Salient Collection

Brooding Soldier - Canadian Memorial, Vancouver Corner - WWI
The memorial commemorates the 18, 000 Canadian soldiers who withstood the first gas attack on April 22/24 1915 (Battle of Ypres), suffering over 2, 000 casualties

Map Showing The Ypres Salient Before And After The Second Battle Of Ypres April And May 13 1915. From The Great World War A History Volume Iii, Published 1916

The Wipers Times, or Salient News, 1916
Editorial for The Wipers Times, or Salient News, Monday 6th March 1916, No 3, Vol 1. The Editor apologises to our numerous subscribers for the delay in bringing out our third number

The Menin gate, 1927
A photograph showing a grand archway of the Menin Gate, a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who died in the Ypres Salient of WW1

Revelations from the Riviera -What the smartest
Revelations from the Riviera (1927) - What the smartest women wear at Monte Carlo is prophetic of what will be worn in London and Paris in the subsequent seasons

Welsh National Memorial Dragon, Hagebos - Iron Cross
This fine memorial in Belgium is not only to the 38th Welsh Division, but to all Welsh Forces who fought in the Ypres Salient. It is similar to the dragon at Mametz on the Somme

The Lille Gate in the Ypres ramparts seen across the moat
Ypres is a walled city and it has several routes into it. The two most well-known of its gates through the ramparts are via the Menin Gate (on the old road to Menin)

German cemetery Langemarck mass grave
The majority of the over 44, 000 bodies buried here are from the fighting during the First Battle of Ypres that began on 18 October 1914

Ypres battlefields Entry Point South, Palingbeek
Three Entry Points (North, East and South) to walking tours covering many points of interest in the Salient were created for the 100th Anniversaries, each with an unmanned Information Centre

New Zealand Memorial,s Graventafel, Ypres Salient Date: 2016

Last known King Albert Wooden Barrack, Ypres Salient, St Jan Date: 2016

Kemmel Hill Belvedere Complex, Ypres Salient Date: 2016

Household Bde Passing to the Ypres Salient by Sir William Orpen Date: 2016

The Crimea revisited (engraving)
1104033 The Crimea revisited (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crimea revisited)

A rarely seen Giant Hog in the Salient of the Aberdare National Park. Kenya

With the British Officer in the Ypres Salient. Afternoon tea in a ruined farmstead. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

Hill 60 On The Southern Flank Of The Ypres Salient. A Sketch Of The German Position Just Before Its Capture By British, April 17, 1915. From The Great World War A History Volume Iii, Published 1916

The Menin Road, Ypres Then And Now. From The Magazine Twenty Years After The Battlefields Of 1914-1918 Then And Now By Sir Ernest Swinton Published 1938

A battle-scared male warthog in the Salient of the Aberdare National Park

A fine leopard oblivious to light rain in the Salient of the Aberdare National Park

A male warthog feeding on grass in the Aberdare National Park

Building up the Dutch salient, WW2
Building up the Dutch salient: Allied armour pouring into Holland via the Eindhoven-Nijmegen road for the great offensive, Second World War. Date: 1944

American artillery, 1944
American soldiers of the 84th Division, 1st U.S.Army, set upM3 105mm howitzers in the snow near Odeigne, Belgium on the northern flank of the German salient in the Ardennes

Horses running the gauntlet of the guns, 1917
Horses pulling ammunition supplies on the Ypres salient have to run through a crump barrage. Date: 1917

24 British War Memorial photographs in a booklet entitled British War Memorials 1914-1918 - Ypres (Salient. Published in Brussels by E. R. N. Thill. Commemorative Art

Aerial Combat over the Salient, 1916, by William Lionel Wyllie, RA RI RE (1851-1931). Date: 1916

The Salient - destroyed German bunker on the high ground, by William Lionel Wyllie, RA RI RE (1851-1931)

The Crimea Revisited: Monument at the Salient of the Redan, 1869

The toughest fight yet. The fight for the salient, drawing, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

CHATEAU-THIERRY, 1918. The point of Chateau-Thierry Salient, overlooking Essomes-sur-Marne, Chateau-Thierry, and the Marne Valley. Photographed during World War I, 1918

CIVIL WAR: SPOTSYLVANIA. Union Army soldiers at the struggle for the salient, 12 May 1864, during the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia. Pencil drawing by Alfred R. Waud

The interior of the Redan taken from its left face, looking towards the salient angle, looking south /. Interior view of the of the Redan showing battery during the occupation by British forces after

Ypres Salient WWI
German field train goes to the front in the Ypres Salient during World War I

German Offensive in Flanders WWI
German soldiers exploring captured British trenches and elephant-back dugouts in the Ypres Salient during World War I in Belgium

Hill 60 WWI
Hill 60 in the Ypres Salient after the battles for its possession in France during World War I

Hill 60
Part of Hill 60, situated to the south-east of Ypres. Hill 60 was a man-made feature, made from the spoil removed during the construction of a nearby railway line

Disused British trench 1916
An old British trench at the Fricourt Salient on the Somme battlefield

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"Unveiling the Stories of Salient: A Journey through History and Remembrance" Step into the past as we explore the salient hints that have shaped our world. From the brooding soldier at the Canadian Memorial in Vancouver Corner, a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made during WWI, to The Wipers Times and Salient News, publications that brought news and hope amidst chaos in 1916. Delve deeper with a map showcasing Ypres Salient before and after the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915. Witness how this strategic location transformed under fire. And standing tall since 1927, The Menin Gate silently honors those who never returned home. Travel across borders to Fort de la Bonnelle in Saint-Geosmes, Haute-Marne, France - a testament to strength and resilience. Revelations from the Riviera offer insight into what was once considered "smartest, " while Welsh National Memorial Dragon at Hagebos proudly displays an Iron Cross. Marvel at The Lille Gate's grandeur as it overlooks Ypres ramparts across its moat. Nearby lies Langemarck German cemetery - a solemn mass grave reminding us of lives lost on both sides. Enter South Palingbeek's Ypres battlefields Entry Point where history echoes through every step taken. Pay homage to New Zealand Memorial at s'Graventafel within Ypres Salient - forever etching their bravery into our hearts. Lastly, discover King Albert Wooden Barrack – all that remains from a bygone era within Ypres Salient's St region. These salient hints connect us to stories untold; they remind us of valorous acts and serve as timeless reminders for generations to come.