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Arras

The sacrifices of two World Wars

Friday, 11 November 2022 Robin Ashby

Tyneside scots smallerLetter to the Mayor of Arras 1st September 2022

Cher Monsieur le Maire

On this the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the liberation of your town from occupation in 1944, I reach out to you in remembrance of that happy occasion, but also of the sacrifices of France and Britain in the defence of freedom. And I commend to you a group of veterans from Tyneside Scottish who will be visiting Arras and Artois in a few weeks' time to carry that remembrance to the graves of their forebears in your war cemetery. [Pictured here on departure with author]

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