MENIN GATE.
- ; AUSTRALIAN NAMES PROMINENT (BT CABLE—PREBB ASSOCIATION— COPIWOHT) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLI tSSOCUTIOJT.) LONDON, July 25. Australian names occupy conspicuous, positions on the Menin Gate Memorial. One whole panel instantly catches the eye on entering the main arch from Ypres and another panel flanks the stairs leading to the rampart. Sir G. de L. Ryrie's official wreath was inscribed "From the people of Australia." . One of the most outstanding wreaths is an artificial and perfect reproduction of the A.I.F. badge 7 bearing the card: "From a widowed mother, in memory of her only son, M. B. Carter." Major-General Sir Fabian Ware placed a wreath on the memorial on bebalf of New Zealand, "From the Government, the High Commissioner, and people of New Zealand." All. the visitors were delighted with the perfect condition of their-country-men's graves, notably at Tynecot Cemetery, which is a model.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19063, 27 July 1927, Page 4
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