Visitor Centre
Lijssenthoek Military CemeteryLijssenthoek Military Cemetery is the prime witness of more than four years of violent warfare. From 1915 until 1920 the hamlet of Lijssenthoek became the venue for the biggest evacuation hospital in the Ypres Salient. Today the cemetery evokes daily reflections of the Great War. The visitor centre offers you an interpretation of this unique site. |
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Discover the story of Remy Siding, a group of Casualty Clearing Stations which made history, both military and scientific.
The timeline, a chart of the cemetery, the context of the Great War, the events and nonevents in the Ypres Salient, Poperinge and Lijssenthoek. |
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Explore the touch table Search tools to look up names, dates, regiments, batallions, ... Find out the exact location of a headstone on the cemetery scheme. Facilities to browse the hospital diaries, to registrate or to ask a question. Slideshows, displays with donations and archaeological objects, 3D movie,... |
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Listen to thirty audio- snippets from letters, war diaries, registers, ... witnesses from the past and present,whispering to you from behind the walls. |
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Read the tear-off calendar, changing every day, telling the story of one of the victims who died that day. Print it and let the story guide you to that one specific headstone. |
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Look at the photo wall with 1,400 portraits, a growing scrapbook, faces behind the headstones |
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Walk to the cemetery, along the footpath a line-up of 1392 poles, the chart of the cemetery guiding you towards a place of remembrance. |
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The Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Application guides you through the story of nurse Jane, the research of Guillaume and the work of gardner Tom. Your smartphone leads you up the cemetery to ten points of interest, each with a historic meaning. The characters are very much alive. Images and sounds increase the experience of the past. The field hospital emerges from the surrounding fields. This application is part of "Diary 14-18", a series which is linking to five important WW1-sites. Free download available on the App Store and Google Play. Click here to download the app. |
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Practical information:
Daily open from 9 am - 6 pm |
