THE GRAVES IN FRANCE.
PILGRIMAGE BY BRITISH.
AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE. A. and N.Z. LONDON. Sept. 30.' One thousand pilgrims to British "raves in France, on their way back to England, held a massed service at the quayside in Boulogne, the youngest being 11 years of age and a number over 70 years old. Some had " previously gathered strange impressions of what the last resting-place of their relatives was' like from . such names as "Flatirbn Cop," "Sunken Road," and "Crucifix Corner." '"When they saw the beautifully laid-out cemeteries, they realised how well their beloved dead were being cared ; for. Many broke down and wept as they left Boulogne. Mothers assembled on . deck and sang "Abide with Me." < ■
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18519, 2 October 1923, Page 7
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116THE GRAVES IN FRANCE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18519, 2 October 1923, Page 7
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