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The Western Front Today - Household Cavalry Memorial

Household Cavalry Memorial Located in Zanvoorde in Zonnebeke, Belgium, the Household Cavalry Memorial was unveiled on 4 May 1924 by former British Commander-in-Chief Lord Haig.

The memorial - an obelisk featuring a Household Brigade roll of honour - marks the site where the Life Guards met a severe fate on 30 October 1914 when, while holding Zandvoorde Hill, they were attacked by German forces and suffered substantial losses.

Film Footage of Household Cavalry Memorial

References:
Before Endeavours Fade, Rose E.B. Coombs, After the Battle 1994
Major & Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide - Somme, Leo Cooper 2000

The Austro-Hungarian declaration of war was the first ever delivered by telegram.

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