THE INAUGURATION CEREMONIES



Selected photographs of the day's events are shown here. If you want to see the complete collection, double-click   Guise and Iron photographs, complete  A report of the day in words and pictures is shown in the PDF which can be downloaded by double-clicking here: The Inauguration Day.pdf    . It's well worth a read!
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The Memorial unveiling ceremonies have taken place on September 17th, 2011. See the Inauguration page of this website and The Iron 12 article in the October/November 2011 issue of The Bulletin published by The Western Front Association
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INAUGURATION OF THE IRON 12 MEMORIAL ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
 
 
At the Chateau Gate

At the Chateau Gate

The Connaught Rangers Association at the execution site

The Connaught Rangers Association at the execution site

At the execution site, Guise Chateau

At the execution site, Guise Chateau

Commemorative plaque on the execution site

Commemorative plaque on the execution site

Irish and French Porte-Drapeux

Irish and French Porte-Drapeux

Parade through the town of Guise

Parade through the town of Guise

Parade through the town of Guise

Parade through the town of Guise

The Procession enters the Cemetery

The Procession enters the Cemetery

The 10th Essex LHG 1914-1918

The 10th Essex LHG 1914-1918

Denis Chalandre and Sheila Dransfield

Denis Chalandre and Sheila Dransfield

Guise cemetery collective grave of 11

Guise cemetery collective grave of 11

The Commemorative tablet on M. Chalandre's grave

The Commemorative tablet on M. Chalandre's grave

Address At M. Chalandre's grave

Address At M. Chalandre's grave

Collective grave of the 11 and some  of their descendants

Collective grave of the 11 and some of their descendants

Descendents at the collective grave of the 11

Descendents at the collective grave of the 11

The gathering before the collective grave

The gathering before the collective grave

The Lament at the collective grave

The Lament at the collective grave

Wreath laying on the grave of M. Vincent Chalandre

Wreath laying on the grave of M. Vincent Chalandre

Oliver Fallon CRA presenting CRA badge to M. Cochet

Oliver Fallon CRA presenting CRA badge to M. Cochet

Luc St. Clair of the Jocks Pipe Band

Luc St. Clair of the Jocks Pipe Band

M. Cochet Presenting La Medaille de la Ville de Guise

M. Cochet Presenting La Medaille de la Ville de Guise

M. Cochet, Mayor of Guise receiving a print of Balaclava

M. Cochet, Mayor of Guise receiving a print of Balaclava

Mayoral Reception at Guise Town Hall

Mayoral Reception at Guise Town Hall

On the site of the Logez mill, Iron

On the site of the Logez mill, Iron

The 10th Essex Re-Enacters and The Light Dragoons set off from the mill

The 10th Essex Re-Enacters and The Light Dragoons set off from the mill

The Procession from the site of the Logez mill to Iron villa

The Procession from the site of the Logez mill to Iron villa

Before the Memorial unveiling

Before the Memorial unveiling

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The Light Dragoons at the unveiling of the Iron Memorial

The Light Dragoons at the unveiling of the Iron Memorial

RSM Rae at the start of the Exhortation Iron

RSM Rae at the start of the Exhortation Iron

RSM Rae prepares to deliver the Ode

RSM Rae prepares to deliver the Ode

M. Gruselle, Mayor of iron, and Caroline at the Memorial

M. Gruselle, Mayor of iron, and Caroline at the Memorial

M. Gruselle's address

M. Gruselle's address

Iron Memorial, showing names and regimentsl

Iron Memorial, showing names and regimentsl

Iron Memorial, wreaths

Iron Memorial, wreaths

Iron Memorial, the bronze plaque

Iron Memorial, the bronze plaque

Iron memorial, the Regimental Badges

Iron memorial, the Regimental Badges

Iron Memorial, the Iron emblem

Iron Memorial, the Iron emblem

Luc St. Clair at the Iron Memorial

Luc St. Clair at the Iron Memorial

The 10th Essex Re-Enacters take Their Farewell

The 10th Essex Re-Enacters take Their Farewell

Relatives of the twelve at the Iron Memorial

Relatives of the twelve at the Iron Memorial

Christophe Chalandre and Oliver Fallon

Christophe Chalandre and Oliver Fallon

Simultaneous wreath laying

Simultaneous wreath laying

The 10th Essex Re-enactors

The 10th Essex Re-enactors

The chairman of the Iron Memorial Fund lays a wreath

The chairman of the Iron Memorial Fund lays a wreath

Luc St. Claire at the Iron Memorial

Luc St. Claire at the Iron Memorial

The Last Post

The Last Post