IN MEMORY OF VERDUN

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3664, 30 December 1920, Page 5

IN MEMORY OF VERDUN

THE GREAT NECROPOLIS KING GEORGE’S VISIT. Received 9,10 a.m. PARIS December 29 When King George visits Verdun shortly he will inspect the Great Ne. cropolis, containing forty huge tombs representing the forty battles round Verdun and each containing unidentified remains collected on the battlefield. At each corner of the Ne. cropolis a Catholic Chapel, a Protes tane Church, a Jewish Synagogue, or a Musselman Mosque is being erected. It is proposed to transfer unidentified bodies now lying in thou, sands in the various cemeteries around the town to the famous Hill, Douamont, whose slopes will be a vast cemetery, enabling visitors at a glance to appreciate the magnitude of the struggle.