Grave of the Irish war poet Francis Edward Ledwidge (1887-1917) at Artillery Wood Cemetery in Boezinge (Ypres), Belgium

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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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Location: Artillery Wood Cemetery, Poezelstraat, 8904 Boezinge, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe
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