Loyal Sons Of Benagh @ The Thiepval Memorial 24/05/19

Loyal Sons Of Benagh Flute Band from Newry in Co. Down, Northern Ireland marching up to and then having a short 'Act Of Remembrance' at the Thiepval Memorial To The Missing near Thiepval village in Picardy in France on Friday 24/05/19. The C.W.G.C.'s Thiepval Memorial commerates 72 337 missing British & South African serviceman who died in the battles of the Somme between 1915 & 1918 who have no known grave. The Memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and was unveiled by Edward Prince Of Wales on 1st. August 1932. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July & November 1916.

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Roger Waters Grandfather is buried here. Roger presents this graveyard at the beginning of his bluray release "The wall" He visits the grave with his children. Later he visits his father's grave in Italy WWII.