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Belgium's gratitude for British Aid, WW1

Countries: Belgium

There were over 250,000 Belgian refugees in the UK in WW1. Many were accommodated at Alexandra Palace, but not Hecule Poirot who found refuge at a country house, Style Court.

Every year on the Saturday before Belgian National Day, 21 July, a delegation of Belgian soldiers pay tribute at the Cenotaph to the Belgian and British fighters who lost their lives during WW1, WW2 and subsequent conflicts. Flowers are laid at the Horse Guards Memorial and the Cenotaph. From Joint Forces: "The origins of the Belgian parade at the Cenotaph go back to 1934. On February 17 of that year, Albert I, King of the Belgians, died in a fall from the rocks in Marche-Les-Dames. In honour of his nephew, King George V of the United Kingdom granted the Belgians a unique honour: an annual parade in uniform to the Cenotaph. This makes Belgium the only country outside the Commonwealth that has the right to march armed on British soil." 

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Belgium's gratitude for British Aid, WW1

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Belgium's Gratitude

Present at the unveiling: Princess Clementine of Belgium, several members of ...

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Private Sidney Albert Cownden

Private Sidney Albert Cownden

Private, number 38910 in the Gloucester Regiment. The handwritten notice to him on the Blackheath War Memorial transcribes it as 'Glouetshire'. Killed in action in France aged 16. We requested our...

Person, Belgium

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lieutenant Felix Ernest Jones, MC

Lieutenant Felix Ernest Jones, MC

Felix Ernest Jones was born on 27 May 1888, a son of William Jones (1855-1925) and Madeline Mary Jones née Weiss (1857-1914). His birth was registered in the Edmonton registration district, Middles...

Person, Armed Forces, Law, Belgium

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lance Corporal Robert Henry Howard

Lance Corporal Robert Henry Howard

Robert Henry Howard was born on 17 October 1895, a son of Robert Henry Howard and Jane Howard née Walker. His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1895 in the Paddington registration district...

Person, Armed Forces, Belgium

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Bounds Green Station air raid

Bounds Green Station air raid

During the London blitz, people sheltered on the platforms of many underground stations. At Bounds Green, they also slept on the stairs between the escalators. No records were kept of how many peop...

Event, Tragedy, Belgium

1 memorial