Soil from 70 battle fields of Flanders being shipped into London where it will form an iconic memorial garden at the Guards Museum marking the centenary of the Great War in 2014.

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Soil from 70 battle fields of Flanders being shipped into London where it will form an iconic memorial garden at Guards Museum marking the centenary of the Great War next year. Petty officer Kevin Ostyn from the Belgium Royal Navy and Guardsman Liam Gaffney of No 7 company, Coldstream guards. Tower Bridge opens to allow the arrival of the Belgian Navy frigate 'Louise Marie' carrying soil from the Battlefields of Flanders, which will then travel through London (tomorrow Saturday) on a gun carriage to The Guards Museum on Birdcage Walk. Soil from 70 battle fields of Flanders being shipped into London where it will form an iconic memorial garden at Guards Museum marking the centenary of the Great War next year. Picture David Parker

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Location: Southwark,London,England
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