Explanatory sign at the memorial for Irish war poet Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917) near where he died during the Battle of Passchendaele in World War I

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Francis Edward Ledwidge (19 August 1887 - 31 July 1917) was an Irish war poet and soldier from County Meath. Sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was killed in action at the Battle of Passchendaele during World War I.

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Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Crossroad Ledwigepad-Poezelstraat, 8904 Boezinge, Flanders, Belgium, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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