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Association Pilgrimage to Loos-en-Gohelle, 26 to 28 September 2025


Welcomed by Mayor Geoffrey Mathon


 Ecoivres Military Cemetery to visit 31 London Irish Riflemen of the 2nd Battalion


Laying a wreath at Peace Square in Loos-en-Gohelle


To Dud Corner Cemetery to reflect on the memory of 5 London Irish Riflemen who are buried and 81 named on the Loos Memorial


Philosophe War Cemetery and remembering Corporal Sydney Speed from Vassall Road


Arras Memorial where 115 London Irish Riflemen are memorialised


Afternoon relaxation in Arras


St Patrick’s Cemetery in Loos where Rifleman Frank Wilcox from Coalville, Leicestershire is buried


Assembling at Hill 70 Memorial on a sunny Sunday morning


Processing to the Town Hall and warmly welcomed by the townspeople


On Parade in Loos-en-Gohelle


Au Revoir