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second battle of Ypres
(redirected from Battle of Gravenstafel)

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Noun1.second battle of Ypres - battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient
battle of Ypres, Ypres
First World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I - a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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The college joins the Durham Light Infantry Association each year to remember soldiers from Bede College contingent of the Durham Light Infantry who lost their lives during the Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge, in the First World War The company was made up of students and teachers, mostly from the North-East, who trained at St Hild and St Bede's forerunner college.
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It is dedicated to the memory of the Bede College Contingent of the DLI, who died during the Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge in the First World War.
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