Mayor's trip to France to remember Accrington men who died there in battle

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As part of the trip, Mayors visited the Queen’s Cemetery, where a soldier from The Accrington Pals Battalion is laid to rest

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The Mayor of Hyndburn accepted the honour to visit France to assist with the unveiling of a new access track to the Sheffield Memorial Park and attend a commemorative service at the Accrington Pals Memorial.

Mayor Coun Abdul Khan said: “It was an honour to assist the Lord Mayor of Sheffield in opening the new 800 metre access track to the memorial park which holds a monument to each of the Pals Battalions. We held a commemorative service and Mayors from each town laid a wreath in remembrance for the sacrifice made by so many.”, and Thiepval Memorial, where names are inscribed of British and Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave.

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