Imperial (Commonwealth) War Graves Commission memorial tablet in Amiens Cathedral
Imperial (Commonwealth) War Graves Commission memorial tablet in Soissons Cathedral
Imperial (Commonwealth) War Graves Commission memorial tablet in Beauvais Cathedral
Imperial (Commonwealth) War Graves Commission memorial tablet in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
Starting in 1923 and through to 1936, the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission erected memorial tablets in several French and Belgian cathedrals, in memory of the British Empire dead of WW1.
The first of these was placed in Amiens Cathedral, bearing the Royal Coat of Arms and dedicated to the 600,000 men of the armies of Great Britain and Ireland. Subsequent tablets incorporated the arms or insignia of Australia, Canada, India, Newfoundland, New Zealand and South Africa. Continue reading
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