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100 years Brooding Soldier monument - Sint-Juliaan - 08/07/2023
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100 years Brooding Soldier monument - Sint-Juliaan - 08/07/2023
08/07/2023 - Sint-Juliaan
On 8 July 1923 the monument '
The Brooding Soldier
' was unveiled at Sint-Juliaan. On Saturday 8 July 2023 the centenary of the monument was commemorated.
Arrival of the guests.
Speeches by mayor Dominique Cool
and Ambassador to Belgium Alain Gendron.
The youth of Canada and Belgium also participated in the ceremony.
The Last Post by the buglers of the Last Post Association.
The lament by the piper
Laying of the wreaths by the military and civil authorities
To conclude: the Canadian and Belgian national anthems.
Page made by WO1.be / Greatwar.be - Foto's/Pictures Eric Compernolle.
News
21.01.2020:
Missing WWI memorial stone laid by Harry Patch returned
08.11.2018:
Documentary: Forged in Stone
28.07.2017:
Members of the Royal Family attend Commemorations for the 100th Anniversary of Passchendaele – The Third Battle of Ypres
04.07.2014:
Pixel-photo of the French fighter pilot Guynemer is to color the passage of the Tour de France at Poelkapelle
11.09.2013:
First Minister to visit Welsh First World War sites in Belgium and northern France
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