The Archive · 1936

Pilgrimage to War Graves

Chanak, Sept. 3.

King Edward made a pilgrimage to the war cemeteries of Gallipoli to-day fon Janding on Turkish sell from the yacht Nahlin, 'A Turkish destroyer met the Nahiltn early this morning off Tenedos and 2 deputation, headed by Gen, Sahred Din, went aboard to welcome the British monarch to Turkey on behalf President Kemal Ataturk.

'The Nablin then proceeded to Sea-dul, where His Majesty disembarked for' his pilgrimage to the cemeteries, where many wreaths were laid.

This afternoon, King Edward. inspected the Dardanelles battlefields, As a Turkish warship passed today over the spot where a. British warship was sunk during the Great War, the crew dropped 0" Laurel

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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