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    Some staggering statistics portrayed in a way which was meaningful to me:

    If the spirits of those killed on the Western Front were to march, four abreast, the parade would start at 9 a.m. on a Monday and finish at 4 p.m. on the following Saturday. This would be 386 miles long, roughly the distance from Paris halfway through Switzerland. (Joseph E Persico.from his book "11th month, 11th day, 11th hour",

    I assume that Burlington House will still be standing so how about projecting a black and white film onto the building of marching troops for this duration. It should be superimposed by falling red poppies and the names of local men and women killed in this conflict.

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