The most impressive of all our war memorial ceremonies took place on Sunday, July 24, 1927, when, ia the presence of King Albert of the Belgians, British, French and Belgian officers, and an innumerable gathering, the magnificent Memorial Arch overlooking the Ypres Salient where lie 56,000 British soldiers with no known graves, was unveiled by Field-Marshal Lord Plumer, and dedicated by the Right Rev L. H.' Gwynne, who was Deputy-Chaplain General to the British Armies in France and Flanders. The memorial, designed by Sir Richard Blomfield, is a gateway of simple grandeur, surmounted by the British Lion ever watching over the vast graveyard, while a tablet on the walls of the arch bears the names of the dead warriors. Thousands of pilgrims—including 700 mothers—journeyed from all parts of Britain to attend the ceremonv wearing their dead relatives' medals and carrying wreaths of memory. This is an aerial view of the ceremony, with Ypres in the background.'

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 208, 3 September 1927, Page 21

The most impressive of all our war memorial ceremonies took place on Sunday, July 24, 1927, when, ia the presence of King Albert of the Belgians, British, French and Belgian officers, and an innumerable gathering, the magnificent Memorial Arch overlooking the Ypres Salient where lie 56,000 British soldiers with no known graves, was unveiled by Field-Marshal Lord Plumer, and dedicated by the Right Rev L. H.' Gwynne, who was Deputy-Chaplain General to the British Armies in France and Flanders. The memorial, designed by Sir Richard Blomfield, is a gateway of simple grandeur, surmounted by the British Lion ever watching over the vast graveyard, while a tablet on the walls of the arch bears the names of the dead warriors. Thousands of pilgrims—including 700 mothers—journeyed from all parts of Britain to attend the ceremonv wearing their dead relatives' medals and carrying wreaths of memory. This is an aerial view of the ceremony, with Ypres in the background.'