GALLIPOLI WAR GRAVES
BEAUTY OF CEMETERIES KING IMPRESSED DEEPLY DOMFORT TO PEREAVLI > (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Tress Assn.) (Reed. Sept, 17, noon) LONDON, Sept. 16.
Major A. IT. L. Mardinge, eipiorry and assistant private -secretary to the King, has sent a letter to Major-General Sir Fabian Wft.ro, vice-chairman of the Imperial War Graves Commission, on behalf of the King staling that the King wishes the members of the Imperial War Graves Commission to know how deeply llis Majesty was impressed by the beauty of the cemeteries, on the Gallipoli Peninsula, and the care with which (ho war graves oil the battlefields of Hellos, Anzae and Suvla are tended. His Majesty was glad to have the opportunity of seeing another example of the fine work of the War Graves Commission, representing all the peoples ot the British Empire united in a common task. The King trusts that the knowledge of this work may bring comfort to all in this country, also in New Zealand, Australia and India, who mourn the dead of the Dardanelles campaign.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19122, 17 September 1936, Page 5
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173GALLIPOLI WAR GRAVES Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19122, 17 September 1936, Page 5
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