World War I Memorials are scattered across northern France and
are well known and much visited. So it comes as a surprise to
learn that new sites and new memorials from World War I are
still being discovered and built, nearly a century after 'the
war to end all wars.' The history of World War I has not yet
been definitively written and it is doubtful if it every will
be. There is a real compulsion to understand and come to terms
with World War I which has not receded with time. It comes from
the feeling that we should never forget such a horrifying war
but it's also very much due to both local and international
research. The main battles of World War I were around Ypres in
Belgium and a tour of World War I battle sites often starts
there. But there's plenty to see further south in France around
the attractive towns in the area.The discovery of 250 bodies
around Fromelles has led to a new cemetery; there's a new
memorial currently being constructed to Wilfred Owen, the poet
who captured the 'Pity of War', and