Most WW1 soldiers died on the Western Front, use our animated map to watch what happened at the battles of Ypres, Verdun and the Somme. ... Animated Map: The Western Front, 1914 - 1918.

Graham James visits the former First World War battlefields which are gearing up for this year’s centenary commemoration – and finds a… ...

The line was eventually shortened, and Ypres did not fall. However this, the so-called Second Battle of Ypres, cost 60,000 Allied lives. There were 35,000 German casualties.

The first battle of Ypres took place on the Western Front in Flanders from October to November 1914. The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) suffered more than 58,000 killed, wounded and missing.

The Brooding Soldier commemorates the Canadian 1st Division action during what is known as the Second Battle of Ypres, from April 22 to 24, 1915.

With several high-profile war anniversaries this year and the increasing trend of retracing family footsteps, this is the perfect opportunity to visit the battlefields on a journey of remembrance ...