Visit to Belgium, in recognition of the centenary of the start of World War I

Name: Visit to Belgium, in recognition of the centenary of the start of World War I
Start: July 28, 2014

28 July 2014

In Belgium, in recognition of the centenary of the start of World War I, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove laid commemorative crosses inscribed with messages from Australian schoolchildren on the graves of Australian soldiers, and later visited the Plugstreet 14-18 Experience First World War interpretation centre at Ploegsteert, and the In Flanders Field Museum at Ieper.