HC Deb 04 June 1931 vol 253 cc352-4

Occasion was taken during the visit to be present at the opening of the Shelter in the Sheffield Memorial Park on the Serre Ridge, given by the people of Sheffield in memory of the men of that City who lost their lives in and around the Serre district. The opening ceremony was performed by Mr. J. J. Lawson. A wreath was laid by the Parliamentary party in the French National War Cemetery at La Targette. At Ypres we were received by the Burgomaster and attended the unveiling of a tablet by General Sir Charles Harington in Ypres Cathedral. The tablet has been erected by the Commission, in memory of the men of the British Empire who lost their lives during the War, many of them in the Ypres Salient. In conclusion we feel that on behalf of those whose loved ones lie in France and Flanders it is impossible to express too highly the appreciation and thanks due to all those members of the Imperial War Graves Commission and Staff who have shown, and are showing, such tender thought and care of the last resting places of their beloved dead.

(Signed) CHAS. G. AMMON.
C. W. BOWEBMAN.
H. C. CHARLETON.
G. H. HALL.
AUSTIN HUDSON.
F. LLEWELLYN-JONES.
J. H. MORRIS-JONES.
H. RAMSBOTHAM.
RONALD D. ROSS.