We will remember them
A German diplomat called on Britain to commemorate but not celebrate the centenary of the Great War. Some of the events planned so far:
— Candle to be extinguished in Westminster Abbey at 11 p.m. on 4 August
— First world war paintings to be displayed on 22,000 poster sites around the country
— Memorial arch to be constructed in Folkestone, from where many soldiers left for the front
— Replicas of biplanes to be flown from Dover to St Omer
— Bus used at the front to be restored by London Transport Museum
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