EN ROUTE TO MENIN GATE
MANY ENGLISH PEOPLE TO BE
PRESENT
(Received 23rd July, 2.30 p.m.;
«• ,• LONDON, 23rd July. _ MingUng with tho holiday crowds at Victoria Station yesterday were groups of sad-faced father? and mothers widows and sweethearts, on their way to Ypres to witness to-morrow's ceremony at tho Monin Gate. The majointly were dressed in black, whilo ono young widow wore a bunch of Plunders poppies. The biggest band of pilgrims will leave to-night, which includes 700 poor folk who could not have journeyed but foi tho money speci--ally collected by tho Ypres League. It is estimated that several thousand British people will see the unveiling, while the whole country will listen to the service when it is broadcasted.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 20, 23 July 1927, Page 11
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120EN ROUTE TO MENIN GATE Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 20, 23 July 1927, Page 11
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