THE EMPIRE'S DEAD

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 27, 27 October 1920, Page 7

THE EMPIRE'S DEAD

CEREMONY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY BURIAL OF BODY OF UNKNOWN SOLDIER By Teloiraph—Press Association— Oopyrljht (Rec, October 26, 9.30 p.m.) lit London, October 25. The burial of the body of an known soldier in Westminster Abbey on : s _ Armistice Day will be marked by an imposing ceremonial, and will be in conjunction with the unveiling of tho cenotaph. The body will be conveyed ' from France by a warship, and tho route at in .London, through Hyde Park, and m Whitehall to the Abbey, will bo lined by v. trooiw. The body will be borne on h is gun-carriage, escorted by all branches ij of the Navy, Army, and the Air Force., A rj halt will be made at the cenotaph, which u. tho King will unveil as Big Ben strikes eleven. The procession will then proceed to the Abbey, the King walking behind the coffin as the chief mourner for the Empire. The pall-bearera will consist) of Admirals of the Fleet, PieldMarshals, Generals, and Air Marshals. Replying to a question whether Allied forces would participate, Lord Curf. 7,0n said the ceremony. wa6 limited to la tho British. Questioned 1 whether "British" meant "United Kingdom," Lord f. Cur,»n replied: "Most emphatically, rs No! The Dominions had as much to i. do with the war as Britain, and aro enit, titled to the fullest possible representaie tion. India will also be included, te Mussed bands will piny continuously en route. Members of the Royal Family, c- members of Cabinet, high civilians, and i- sTrvice officers will follow the King to r, tbe Abbsy. The grave will be filled 10 with soil from the original grave in it France. Guns will fire a salute. There .6 will 1» a requiem service in the even- .- ing, and two minutes' silence will bu observed at eleven o'clock. Lord Curzon said he hoped that silence would be observed all ovefr the Empire.—Aus-N.Z. Cablo Assn.