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The unveiling of the 37th Division Memorial at Monchy-le-Preux, 1921

Photograph, France, 1921.

The memorial, complete with its life-size bronze soldiers, was unveiled on 9 October 1921 on the main road to Cambrai. The division had captured Monchy-le-Preux during the First Battle of the Scarpe as part of the Arras Offensive in 1917.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1999-06-28-17

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, London

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1999-06-28-17

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