In the week that marked 100 years since the start of Passchendaele, also known as the second Battle of Ypres, which took place between July and November 1917, EYMS has decorated a bus to remember the battle.
This is the further WWI commemorative livery for EYMS’ well-known ‘Poppy Bus’, first decorated to celebrate the centenary of the start of WW1 in 2014.
The new livery was designed by the company’s in-house design studio and the new vinyls were applied in the main Anlaby Road, Hull, workshops.
Says EYMS CO Peter Shipp: “The bus was so well received when it first appeared to mark 100 years since the beginning of the First World War that each year since then we have redesigned it to mark another poignant anniversary – firstly VE Day in 1945 and last year the Battle of the Somme which took place in 1916.
“Having thought hard about what would be most appropriate for this year we chose Passchendaele which was another long battle in WW1 when again many lives were lost.”
“I hope it will have some significance for the many who lost friends and relatives in that battle including those from the Hull and East Riding area.”
