Sport and General Photo. THE KING UNVEILS WORLD’S GREATEST WAR MEMORIAL.—With impressive ceremonial King Edward VIII, before an enormous crowd of 250,000 people, unveiled on July 26 the magnificent Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France. The main picture gives a general view of the memorial and the enormous crowd present at the ceremony, with a squadron of British aeroplanes passing in formation. Inset, the King and President Lebrun—the latter shaking hands with an official—surrounded by Canadian veterans and others who later took part in the ceremony of dedication.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19099, 21 August 1936, Page 12
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89Sport and General Photo. THE KING UNVEILS WORLD’S GREATEST WAR MEMORIAL.—With impressive ceremonial King Edward VIII, before an enormous crowd of 250,000 people, unveiled on July 26 the magnificent Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France. The main picture gives a general view of the memorial and the enormous crowd present at the ceremony, with a squadron of British aeroplanes passing in formation. Inset, the King and President Lebrun—the latter shaking hands with an official—surrounded by Canadian veterans and others who later took part in the ceremony of dedication. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19099, 21 August 1936, Page 12
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