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1926 FRANCE: Mrs. Botha unveils South African Memorial to soldiers killed at Delville Wood
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0:45Now PlayingDate: 14th October 1926
Location: South Africa
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: South African Memorial. The Monument of Memory unveiled by Mrs. Botha in remembrance of the Officers and men who fell at Delville Wood
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Memorial structure with shattered tree stump in foreground
Crowd gathered inside walls of memorial to watch unfurling of flags from walls
War graves
Field Marshal Earl Haig speaking, then soldiers standing in line and marching
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