"I should like to acquire the whole of the ruins of Ypres...a more sacred place for the British race does not exist in the world" - Sir Winston Churchill, January 1919
The Menin Gate, built on the site of the old Menenpoort, which served as the main route for British soldiers heading to the front, is the memorial to the unknown soldier. Engraved with thousands of British and Commonwealth soldiers who died in the Ypres Salient but have no grave. Everyday at 8pm the Last Post is sounded beneath the gate by volunteers from the local fire brigade.
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