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Beaumont-Hamel, France – The public and the media are invited to attend the official Government of Canada Remembrance Day ceremony at the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial near the village of Albert, in the Somme, France.
Mr. Graeme Clark, Minister, Deputy Head of Mission at the Canadian Embassy in Paris, and the French Republic representative, Mr. Joël Dubreuil, Sub-Prefect of Péronne, will join military representatives from a number of countries and members of the Canadian Armed Forces based in Europe to pay tribute to Canadians and all those who have served their countries from the First World War to current missions.
Guy Turpin
Senior Manager, Commemorative Sites
European Operations
Veterans Affairs Canada
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