The town of Ibicuy, in Entre Ríos province, marked the centenary of its Great Cross with a ceremony inaugurating the Cross Promenade. Last Saturday, municipal president Ezequiel Martín Maneiro, representatives from the British Embassy, provincial legislators, local authorities and students joined residents in paying tribute to the 29 Anglo-Argentines who left Entre Ríos to fight in World War I.

The commemoration opened as Captain Tomás Cabral led the Buenos Aires Scottish Guards onto the promenade, its piper striking up a martial tune as they took position beside the flags of Argentina, Entre Ríos and the Royal British Legion. Attendees then rose for the Argentine National Anthem, followed immediately by the British National Anthem and the stirring Marcha de Entre Ríos.

The master of ceremonies then read out several letters from provincial authorities adhering to the celebration, and also a historical account of the cross and the names of those remembered on it, written by Harry Charap.

The program continued with addresses by Commodore Sally Cawdery, defense attaché at........

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