This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. We travelled through eastern France this summer and were always humbled by the reminders of the battles fought and the lives lost. We visited Nancy, France and stopped in at its cathedral. Located on one of its pillars is this memorial tablet. (Middle left: The Arms of Canada) It reads:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND TO THE MEMORY OF
ONE MILLION DEAD
OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1918
AND TO WHOM THE
GREATER PART REST
IN FRANCE