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Commemoration of the Battle of Messines - Mesen - 07/06/2019
In association with the New Zealand Pilgrimage Trust, the New Zealand Embassy organized an informal commemoration in Messines in June: the 102nd anniversary of the Battle of Messines, at the New Zealand Memorial Messines, on Friday 7 June at 10:00 am. This ceremony was followed by a morning tea at the Messines Cultural Centre (Markt, 8957 Mesen).
 
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Address by H.E. Ambassador Gregory Andrews of New Zealand.

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The poem 'The Ridge' was read in English and Dutch.

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The Last Post.

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The Exhortation.

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Laying of the wreaths.

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And to conclude the national anthems of Belgium and New Zealand.

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