MARSHAL FOCH

Evening Star, Issue 20134, 26 March 1929, Page 8

MARSHAL FOCH

KING S REPRESENTATIVE AT FUNERAL THE PRINCE OF WALES Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph Copyright RUGBY, March 25. (Received March 26, at 11 a.m.) The Prince of Wales will attend the funeral of Marsh Foch to-morrow as the representative of the King in the absence of Prince George. The change in the representation lias been made at the desire of the Prince of Wales, who wishes to attend the funeral iu person. The investiture which the Prince of Wales was to have held on behalf of the King on Tuesday is as a consequence of the changed plans postponed, and will be held on Thursday. The Prince will leave London this afternoon, and when at Paris will stay at the British Embassy. PRINCE'S DECISION APPRECIATED Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright PARIS, March 25. (Received March 26, at 10.30 a.m.) Intense pleasure is expressed at the decision of the Prince of Wales to attend the funeral of Marshal Foch. It is hailed as an admirable beau gestc, and is featured in the whole Press. Marshal Foch’s coffin is now in tho tiny chapel at Notre Dame.—Australian Press Association. TO REPRESENT BRITISH SERVICES • (Britisn Official Wireless.) Preii Association —By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, March 25. (Received March 26, at 11 a.m.) Tho troops that dro to represent the British Army at the funeral of Marshal Foch leit London to-day. They consisted of a band of the Coldstream Guards, two officers, and fifty of ether ranks of the Third Battalion of the Coldstream Guards, and two officers and sixteen men and Jour pipers chosen from tho London Scottish, the first Territorial battalion to land in Trainee in the Great "War. The Royal Air Force was represented by a detachment of two officers and twenty of other ranks. Later iu the day several distinguished officers also left London to attend the funeral. They included Field Marshal Sir George Milne (who will be a pall-hearer), with Lord Methuen, Lord Cavan, Viscount Allenby, Sir Claude Jacob, and General Hutchinson, -ircsentiiig the Army; Admiral Lord Wcstcr-Wemyss and Vice-Ad-miral Haggard, representing the Navy; and Chief Air Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard, representing the Air Force. Lord Plumcr left for Paris yesterday. FRENCH WAR MINISTER’S THANKS (British Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph —Copyright RUGBY, March 25. (Received March 26, at 11 a.m.) M. Painlevc, French W ar Minister, has sent tho following reply to the message of Sir Laming \\ ortningtonEvans (British War Minister) on the occasion of the death of Marshal Foch:— The French army is profoundly moved by tho feeling that the British Array is united with it in mourning the loss of one who in the double role of a Marshal of France and a British Field-Marshal led them together to victory. _ ,1 pray yon to convey' to the British Army the heartfelt'thanks of its brothers in arms who faithfully preserve tho memory of its indomitable courage and generous loyalty iu their common struggle.