Yser

American

[ee-zer] / iˈzɛr /

noun

a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.

Yser British

/ izɛr /

noun

a river in NW central Europe, rising in N France and flowing through SW Belgium to the North Sea: scene of battles in World War I. Length: 77 km (48 miles)

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Yser

This photo, from the same year, was taken by an anonymous soldier of the men of 1/5th York and Lancaster Regiment near the Yser Canal north of Ypres.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2017

The Memorial Museum of Passchendaele 1917 in Zonnebeke has a new building, while the Yser Tower Museum in Diksmuide has been renovated.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2013

Far below, a show of sparks flickered and died out in the Yser River.

From Newsweek

"You have to your credit the Marne, the Yser, Doullens and, of a surety, other battles beside," writes Clémenceau among his last words to the already dead Foch.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Yser rises to the west of Cassel, and flows in a curving course to enter the sea near Nieuport.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by James Edward Parrott

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