April 28th | Ypres, Belgium
Delegates enjoy welcome tea and coffee before the Ypres Sessions officially commence! The afternoon entails leisure time spent to the delegates proclivity – Meandering the beautiful Ypres solo, otherwise…
Afternoon Tours!
WWI Tour | M B Evans
Tour members follow the route of The Battle of Messines 1917 – The first grand-scale fighting action involving Australian troops in Belgium.
“The opening of the Battle of Messines was at that time the biggest man-made explosion in history.”
~ANZAC Portal
The successful capture of the Messines Ridge preluded the larger Third Battle of Ypres.
Messines Ridge, Belgium
Walking Tour of Ypres | Eva Lee-Gabriel
Delegates explore historic Ypres on a walking tour to Lille Gate, City Walls, and Flanders Fields.
