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24th July 1927: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is unveiled
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2018-07-23 21:05:07
Description: On the 24th July 1927, the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing was unveiled in the Belgian city of Ypres. The memorial is one of four memorials to missing British and Commonwealth soldiers from the First World War in the area around the Ypres Salient, and features more than 54,000 names. Every evening at 8pm the Menin Gate is the location for a ceremony in which buglers from the city’s fire brigade sound the Last Post. Ypres occupied a strategic position throughout the First World War that came about as a result of its location on the route of Germany’s ...
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