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| | Poperinge, Belgium |
 | | The town of Poperinge is situated about 8 miles to the west of Ieper/Ypres on a direct road and railway link. |
| | Throughout the Great War of 1914-1918 Poperinge, or 'Pops' as the British soldiers called it, was used by the British Army as a gateway to the battlefields of the northern Ypres Salient. |
| | It was an important rail centre behind the front line and was used for the distribution of supplies, for billeting troops, for casualty clearing stations and for troops at rest from duty in the forward trench areas. |
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