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Nearly 3,000 guests from the Commonwealth and France gathered in Amiens Cathedral on 8 August, 2018. Local people, but also many high-ranking international personalities, commemorated the centenary of the Battle of Amiens.
On Sunday 25 March, commemorations were held in the Somme to mark the 100th anniversary of the Inter-Allied Single Command, established in Doullens on 26 March 1918.
Dogs, horses, ponies and pigeons were amongst the crowd on Friday 21 July 2017 at the unveiling of a new war animal memorial at the remembrance park at Pozières’ Windmill.
On Sunday 10 September 2017, a ceremony was held at La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery, near Péronne, in remembrance of the Indian troops that served during the war.
A ceremony was held at the South African National Memorial on Sunday 9th July 2017 in remembrance of the men who fought at Longueval in 1916.
Photos of this year's ceremonies commemorating the 101st anniversary of the Battle of the Somme