Christmas Truce Memorial, Peace Village, Messines
The memorial carries the words A Lull in the Hate and refers to the football match played between the Germans and the British at Christmas 1914. Here, as elsewhere around the village, footballs are placed during ceremonies. The Peace Village has student accommodation for up 165 students in 43 studios. The first stone was laid by Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern in June 2006
Picture No
13130289
Media ID
45782252
Size
3082px x 4961px
(1.8MB)
Credit
(c) Holts Battlefield Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Tonie and Valmai Holt - Holts Battlefield Collection
Date
2015
