EMOTIONS TOUCHED

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 9 August 1928, Page 5

EMOTIONS TOUCHED

SIMPLE AND BEAUTIFUL SERVICE 1 (British Official Wireless)

RUGBY, Bth August. £ j emotions were touched among the 11,000 British Legion pilgrims, headed by the Prince of Wales, at the service of remembrance at the Menin Gate memorial at Ypres to-day. Beside the Prince of Wales on the platform there were present at the service Prince Charles of Belgium, Lord Jellicoe (president of the British Legion) and a humber of distinguished French (service, which was conducted by Dr. Jarvis, chaplain of the. general forces, was beautiful in its simplicity. It concluded with an aoMress by Di. Lang, Archbishop of York -. and Arch-bishop-designate of Canterbury. The last scene of the/ ceremony was a march of the British legionaries past the Prince of Wales, which occupied over an hour. Some of the legionaries limped on crutches, otjiers were armless. All >vore medals. , „ _ . The Prince, noticed that Lady Haig, Wio widow (if ih-G late field-marshal, who led the British forces .to victory, was marching with the women pilgrims. He at once asked her to join him on the platform-and share the salute. It was a gracious, and spontaneous action, which was particularly appreciated .by the wives and mothers amsng the pilgrims. In the afternoon the Prince, accompanied, by General Sir Fabian Ware, visited the cemeteries in the neighbourhood. His Royal Highness returns to London to-night.