Picture No | 10725576 |
Date | 11th November 1920 |
Description | The funeral of the Unknown Warrior 1920 |
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The Unknown Soldier being laid to rest in Westminster Abbey, London, on 11 November 1920. King George V stands forward while sprinkling french soil from a silver shell onto the coffin of Britain's Unknown Warrior, who died in World War One. The Kings sons, Edward, Prince of Wales, Albert, Duke of York and Henry, Duke of Gloucester stand nearby.
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Source | Illustration in 'The Illustrated London News', Silver Jubilee Record Number 1910 - 1935 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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