London, UK. 25th July, 2017. The Mud Soldier sculpture in Trafalgar Square created from mud and sand from Flanders Fields to mark the start of the Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium on July 31, 1917. The art installation by artists, Damian and Killian Van Der Velden will slowly dissolve as it is exposed to rain to symbolise the quagmire and muddy trenches experienced by Allied : amer ghazzal/Alamy Live News

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