This lantern slide, “Nieuwkerke, Belgium,” shows the village of Nieuwkerke (French: Neuve-Église) in Belgium. The image shows a long row of buildings, a church, and an open field in the distance. ; Nieuwkerke is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, a municipality of Heuvelland. Located only fifteen kilometers from Ypres, this town was located right on the Western Front. Due to the town’s proximity to the frontline, the Allied Field Ambulances, Y.M.C.A. and fighting units used the local churchyard, especially in the early days, to treat the wounded. In April 1918, after a long period of fighting, the Germans launched a concentrated infantry attack which forced entry into southern Nieuwkerke. Eventually the British retook the area, during which they captured seventeen German infantrymen who were inside the local Y.M.C.A hut. This slide is part of Springfield College’s collection of lantern slides depicting Australian Y.M.C.A. war work during World War I. ; Foxing obscures image; Text on border reads, "Australian Y.M.C.A. Historical Record Section; Neuve-Eglise - Panorama; Neuve Eglise, Panorama; Commercial Photographic Co., 5 Caroline Place; 408."