"On
Tuesday the 24th January, LF veterans and others took
part in 2 short ceremonies.
The
first ceremony was held in Gallipoli Garden where a wreath
was placed and a 2 minutes silence observed to remember
those killed and injured during the storming of the Bureau
Sanitaire on the
25th January 1952.
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The second ceremony was held a few minutes later at the
Lancashire Fusilier Boer War memorial at Whitehead Gardens,
where a wreath was laid and a two minutes silence observed
to commemorate those who fell at Spion Kop on the
23rd January 1900.
Many
of those paying their respects at the ceremony then went
on to have a Luncheon at "The Boatyard" Hoghton."
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