Earl Haig recently unveiled a memorial at King's Cross Station to the thousand employees of the Great Northern Railway who fell in the war. Some hundreds of the men's relatives were present. Earl Haig paid a tribute to the work of the railways in France and at home during the war. The one thousand wien whose ames were engraved on the memorial had served in all kinds of capacities, but many of them, doubtless, with thousands others, had been with the railway units, It was a fitting—opportunity for him to express the Army's gratitude to the railways of Great Britain for their work and patriotism. One of his most valued mementoes was a spike, such as was used to fasten down rails, on which was engraved the railway construction figures for one year. They were a wonderful "record of the astounding growth pf the activities of our railway services, and an eloquent testimony to the vitally important part played by railways in modern war. Thanks to. the work in France, the patriotism of the people at home and the commonsense of the travelling public, it had been possible to create a military railroad service which for adequateness and efficiency was unsurpassed and probably unequalled.
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