Author:
Malcolm Howe, GCMW
Report:
45
Page:
105
Year:
2018
Excerpt:
56,000 soldiers of the Portuguese Expeditionary Force were sent to France in 1917. About 2,100 died on the Western Front, 5,200 were wounded and 7,000 taken prisoner. Half the total losses were incurred at the Battle of La Lys. The two stained glass memorial windows were designed by Caroline Benyon.
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