Address by Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Many of the men who fought in the Great War believed that they were fighting in awar to end all wars. Sadly, they were mistaken.Less than 20 years later the world was plunged into a new conflict and ever sincewars have […]
Welcome on one of the concerts 2025 in the cathedral of Ieper. Please read the guidelines below to make the concert an unforgettable experience. The Last Post Association wishes you a beautiful concert. Timing On the exception of last minute changes, the concerts will take place as follows: 09/11/2025: start at 17.00 (doors open at […]
On Armistice Day, 11th November 2025, a special Last Post will take place at 11.00 AM. Members of the Last Post Association who would like to be present at the 11.00 AM ceremony are kindly asked to request their tickets. In view of the significance of the date, a lot of people are again expected […]
02/07/2025 – Speech by Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Ladies and gentlemen, Friends, visitors, and honored guests, Good evening, and welcome under this Menin Gate Memorial. We gather here tonight, as we have done every evening since July 2nd 1928, to honour the memory of the soldiers of the Commonwealth who fell […]
A delegation of the Last Post Association (Ieper-Belgium) travels to Canada On Thursday, June 19th 2025, the Ypres’ Last Post Association travels to Halifax, Canada. The delegation consists of director Patrick Donck and buglers Rik Vandekerckhove and Bavo Ketels. They travel to Canada for the unveiling of the restored Last Steps Memorial Arch in Halifax […]
08/05/2025 – Speech by Patrick Donck, director of the Last Post Association Commemorative Speech – 80 Years Since the End of the Second World War Dames en heren,Ladies and gentlemen, Vandaag 80 jaar geleden kwam er een einde aan de Tweede Wereldoorlog in Europa maar liet een nog groter spoor van menselijk leed na dan […]
Address by Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Burgemeester, Excellenties, Distinguished Guests, Members of the Armed Forces, Veterans, and families, ladies and gentlemen, We gather here today, beneath the solemn arch of the Menin Gate. To remember. To honor. To reflect. This place – carved with the names of more than 54,000 soldiers who […]
Address by Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Commemorating the Fallen of the Commonwealth and the 110th Anniversary of the First Gas Attack Ladies and Gentlemen, Each evening, we gather here in this sacred place to honour the fallen of the Commonwealth – those who gave their lives in the First World War […]
Address by Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Today, we gather again at this Menin Gate, to remember those who gave their lives in the First World War here in Flanders Fields. For over a century, the Last Post Association has kept her sacred mission: to honor the fallen […]
Welcome on one of the concerts 2024 in the cathedral of Ieper. Please read the guidelines below to make the concert an unforgettable experience. The Last Post Association wishes you a beautiful concert. Timing On the exception of last minute changes, the concerts will take place as follows: 09/11/2024: start at 17.00 (doors open at […]
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