BELGIUM: WAR: British Legion Pilgrimage to Ypres and the Menin gate (1928)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit British Legion Pilgrimage to Ypres and the Menin Gate attended by Edward, prince of Wales Full Description: CAPTION - MENIN GATE - THE PRINCE OF WALES AND 11,000 BRITISH PILGRIMS PAY SILENT HOMAGE TO THE OUR WAR DEAD AT THE GREAT REMEMBRANCE SERVICE Menin Gate, Ypres , Belgium (August 1928) Close of Menin gate inscription “To the Armies of the British Empire who stood here from 1914- 1918 and to those of their dead who have no known grave “ / wide of the gate with British Legion members parading through with their banners / immense crowd in silent tribute with bowed heads / good shot of town square with Edward, Prince of Wales laying wreath at Menin Gate (Prince of Wales hasd row of medals on his jacket) and standing to attention / more of crowd and banners (photographers and newsreel cameras seen) CAPTION TWO MINUTES SILENCE MARKED THE SOLEMN OCCASION - WHICH