Word: bretonneux
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Dates: during 1938-1938
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Best Guarantee. Next morning, on the station platform, the Lebruns said good-by to their guests in the name of France. Then the royal train, followed by the Presidential train, steamed off to what was called the "Australian soil" of the cemetery at Villers-Bretonneux, where 2,500 Australian soldiers lie buried. In dedicating a handsome new Australian Memorial, the King showed himself in better voice than at any time since he took the Throne, the nervous tone of his halting speech having almost vanished, and President Lebrun fervently responded, "It moves me to salute, Your Majesty, your affirmation that...
King George VI (Fri. 8:3O a.m., NBC-Red) unveils Australian War Memorial at Villers Bretonneux, France, exchanges speeches with President Lebrun...
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