THE NATION’S TRIBUTE

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1920, Page 1

THE NATION’S TRIBUTE

AUSTRALIAN & N.Z OADLE ASSOCIATION] LONDON, Oct. 25. The burial «f the body of an unknown soldier in Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day wall be marked by an imposing ceremonial, and will be in conjunction with the unveiling of a cenotaph. The body will bo conveyed from France by a warship, and the route in London through Hyde Park and Whitehall to? tho Abbev, will be lined by troops. The body will he borne on a .gun carriage and escorted by all branches of the , Army, Navy and Air Force. A halt will lie made at the cenotaph, which tho king will unveil, as Big Ben strikes eleven. The procession will then proceed to tho Abbey ,the King walking behind tho coffin as chief ...mourner for the Empire. The pall-bearers will consist of Admirals of the Fleet, Field Marshals, Generals, and Air Marshals. Replying to a question as to whether the Allied Forces would participate in the ceremony, Lord Curzon said that the ceremony was limited to the British. Questioned as to whether “British” meant the United Kingdom, Lord Curzon replied “Most emphatically, No! The Dominions had as much to do with the war as Britain, and are entitled to tho fullest possible representation, India included,” . . Bands will play en route. Royalties, members of the Cabinet and high ci\i service officials will follow the King to the Abbey, The grave will he filled with soil from the original grave in France. Guns will fire a salute and there will he a Requiem in.the evening, and two minutes, silence at eleven o’clock. Lord Curzon hopes that silonce will he observed all over the Empire. _____