A Visit to the Menin Gate - 3 October 2012

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  • 1 Mounted Allied troops pass through a devasatated town in France.
    The amount of destruction is there for all to see.
  • 2 Plans for the Menin Gate - 1919
    King George V examines the plans for the Menin Gate with the designer - Sir Reginald Blomfield.
  • 3 Under Construction.
    The Menin Gate under construction with scaffolding and cranes in view.
  • 4 The Opening of the Menin Gate
    The Memorial was opened in July 1929.
  • 5 A view from the front of the Menin Gate
    Looking towards the Market Place - the center of the town of Ieper.
  • 6 The walls are covered with the names of those who have no known grave
    What folllows is only a small sample of the Indian Names that I could photograph.
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    The Glorious Dead
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    Inside the Menin Gate. Note the size of the place and the thousands of names.
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    A view looking towards the town center of Ieper.
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    The entrance to the Gate.
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    The entrance to the Gate, looking towards the town center.
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    TO THE ARMIES OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE WHO STOOD HERE FROM 1914 TO 1918 AND TO THOSE OF THEIR DEAD WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE.
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    The LAST POST is played at 2000 hours EVERY evening. And will continue to be played until the end of time.
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    Wreaths are laid all over the memorial by those who visit this historic place. The Memorial is a World Heritage Listed Monument.
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    Wreaths are laid all over the memorial by those who have visited this historic place.
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    Wreaths are laid all over the memorial by those who have visited this historic place.
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    This wreath was laid by Australian School Children who came from Mackay State High School, not far from where I live.
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    Mackay State High School, Queensland, Australia, not far from where I live.
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    Remembering Australian Fallen. Relatives who come, place a poppy in the cracks next to their loved one's name. They do the same at The Australian War Memorial.
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    More names of the Indian Fallen.
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    More names of the Indian Fallen.
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    The veterans of WWII still come to pay their respects.
1 Mounted Allied troops pass through a devastated town in France.
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1 Mounted Allied troops pass through a devasatated town in France.
The amount of destruction is there for all to see.