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'''Ypres''' was a town in [[Belgium]]. During [[World War I]], it was the site of a battle between the [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Germany|German]] armies | '''Ypres''' was a town in [[Belgium]]. Some people mispronounced the name as 'Wipers'. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (short story)|It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow]]'') During [[World War I]], it was the site of a battle between the [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Germany|German]] armies. The [[British Army|British forces]] used [[mustard gas]] during the attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the Germans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') | ||
Colonel [[Gaunt (It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow)|Gaunt]] was a veteran of Ypres | The [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] met Lady [[Jennifer Buckingham]] while she got lost in her [[ambulance]] on her way to Ypres. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | ||
Colonel [[Gaunt (It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow)|Gaunt]] was a veteran of Ypres, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow]]'') as were [[Corporal]] [[John Sykes]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'') and [[Colonel]] [[Schott (Illegal Alien)|Schott]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') | |||
[[Private]] [[Daniel Burridge]] of [[Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) Regiment]] was killed at Ypres on [[31 October]] [[1914]]. He was memorialised in the [[Graveyard|cemetery]] in his home village of [[Perivale]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hollow Men (novel)|The Hollow Men]]'') [[Mabel Carter]]'s husband was killed in Ypres, causing her to move back from [[Shropshire]] to her old home in [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Pass It On (short story)|Pass It On]]'') [[Amalie Govier]] also lost her husband [[Nicolas Govier|Nicolas]] in Ypres in [[1918]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
There were in fact a total of five battles fought at or near Ypres over the course of the First World War. | There were in fact a total of five battles fought at or near Ypres over the course of the First World War. ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction has yet to make explicit reference to this. The [[Battle of Passchendaele]], referenced in a number of other stories, is also known as the Third Battle of Ypres since the two towns are so close to each other, but this connection is also yet to be made in the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]]. | ||
[[Category:Conflicts from the real world]] | [[Category:Conflicts from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Belgian cities]] | [[Category:Belgian cities]] | ||
[[Category:Conflicts]] | [[Category:Conflicts]] | ||
[[Category:World War I battles]] | [[Category:World War I battles]] | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 1 July 2016
Ypres was a town in Belgium. Some people mispronounced the name as 'Wipers'. (PROSE: It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow) During World War I, it was the site of a battle between the British and German armies. The British forces used mustard gas during the attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the Germans. (PROSE: Illegal Alien)
The Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot met Lady Jennifer Buckingham while she got lost in her ambulance on her way to Ypres. (TV: The War Games)
Colonel Gaunt was a veteran of Ypres, (PROSE: It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow) as were Corporal John Sykes (PROSE: Casualties of War) and Colonel Schott (PROSE: Illegal Alien)
Private Daniel Burridge of Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) Regiment was killed at Ypres on 31 October 1914. He was memorialised in the cemetery in his home village of Perivale. (PROSE: The Hollow Men) Mabel Carter's husband was killed in Ypres, causing her to move back from Shropshire to her old home in London. (PROSE: Pass It On) Amalie Govier also lost her husband Nicolas in Ypres in 1918. (PROSE: Toy Soldiers)
Behind the scenes
There were in fact a total of five battles fought at or near Ypres over the course of the First World War. Doctor Who fiction has yet to make explicit reference to this. The Battle of Passchendaele, referenced in a number of other stories, is also known as the Third Battle of Ypres since the two towns are so close to each other, but this connection is also yet to be made in the DWU.
