NEALE WADE: FROM ITS BEGINNINGS TO THE PRESENT DAY

On July 31st 1917, the small Belgian village of Passchendaele became the focus of one of the most gruelling and bloody battles of World War 1. One hundred years later, commemorations of Passchendaele, also known as the 3rd Battle of Ypres, were held at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, Belgium and also at Tyne Cot  Memorial nearby.

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Our current president Christine Thorpe attended the ceremonies and took the opportunity to place a wreath in memory of two March Grammar School Old Boys who were killed in action during the battle.