The Irish flag flying proudly over the memorial to Irish poet Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917), buried at Artillery Wood Cemetery (background photo)

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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
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