GRAVES OF HEROES
CEMETERIES IN FRANCE *AND
BELGIUM,
(SHOW PRESS AS3»CIATION.—ConiUMT.)
(AUSTRALIAN - KETT ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.} LONDON, 16th April.
Sir. Thomas Mackenzie (New Zealand High Commissioner) visited 1 the cemeteries in France and Belgium. Already eight hundred cemeteries have been placed under the control of, the Imperial War Graves Commission. Sir Thomas Mackenzie states that such cemeteries as are completed are now beautiful, well kept, and planted frith flowers. Notwithstanding the magnitude of the work and the difficulties involved, favourable progress has been made. Some cemeteries where .pei-manen*- work has not been commenced are more or less in dis/order, mainly' due to the fact that they came Under shell fire after being laid 1 out.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 92, 19 April 1920, Page 7
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115GRAVES OF HEROES Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 92, 19 April 1920, Page 7
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