The Memorials in France We publish a leading article on
the anniversary of the outbreak of the War and the last memorials that the War Graves Commission have now com- pleted. On Sunday last at Arras Lord Trenchard unveiled in the British Cemetery on the Amiens Road the dignified cloister and obelisk which are the memorial to 40,000 British soldiers who fell in that neighbourhood and to 1,000 airmen who died in France and have no known grave. On Monday the Prince of Wales unveiled on Thiepval Ridge the lofty arch, standing up above the battlefields of the Somme, which is the memorial to more than 70,000 men who fell nearby and have no known grave. These solemn ceremonies were brilliantly representative of Great Britain and France. The Presi- dent of the Republic was there and the Bishop of Arms took part. The Premier and other Ministers represented the civil Government of France. The Armies and Air Forces of both nations sent representatives, numerous and distinguished. The religious note was marked, reverent and impressive.
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