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| WW1 missing Ypres bells on show ahead of centenary | WW1 missing Ypres bells on show ahead of centenary |
| (about 14 hours later) | |
| Bells which will be rung to remember tens of thousands of British and Commonwealth servicemen killed near a Belgian town are to go on show. | |
| Three huge battles were fought around Ypres in World War One but it was never captured by the Germans. | Three huge battles were fought around Ypres in World War One but it was never captured by the Germans. |
| The town's St George's Memorial Church was built to honour the dead but funds ran out before bells were fitted. | The town's St George's Memorial Church was built to honour the dead but funds ran out before bells were fitted. |
| New bells made in Loughborough will now leave for Ypres on 22 August carried by two WW1 era lorries. | New bells made in Loughborough will now leave for Ypres on 22 August carried by two WW1 era lorries. |
| John Taylor & Co, the firm which made them, is opening its doors for one day at 10:30 BST before the bells are transported. | John Taylor & Co, the firm which made them, is opening its doors for one day at 10:30 BST before the bells are transported. |
| Ypres, one of the few parts of Belgium to be held be the allies, was the scene for three battles in 1914, 1915 and 1917. | Ypres, one of the few parts of Belgium to be held be the allies, was the scene for three battles in 1914, 1915 and 1917. |
| The third battle, known as Passchendaele, alone cost the allies roughly 250,000 casualties, with nearly 80,000 dead. | |
| St George's was built in 1927 but the bell tower has stood empty since. | St George's was built in 1927 but the bell tower has stood empty since. |
| Andrew Wilby, chairman of John Taylor & Co, said: "We have been making memorial bells since the end of the war so this represents the continuation of a long tradition. | Andrew Wilby, chairman of John Taylor & Co, said: "We have been making memorial bells since the end of the war so this represents the continuation of a long tradition. |
| "We are very pleased to finally complete this church in time for the centenary, and each of these bells in uniquely marked with a poppy." | "We are very pleased to finally complete this church in time for the centenary, and each of these bells in uniquely marked with a poppy." |
| They will be on display at the Dorset Steam Fair over the August Bank Holiday before participating in the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate on 30 August. | They will be on display at the Dorset Steam Fair over the August Bank Holiday before participating in the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate on 30 August. |
| After installation in St Georges Church, they will ring out for the first time there at a special service to mark the completion of the project on 22nd October. | After installation in St Georges Church, they will ring out for the first time there at a special service to mark the completion of the project on 22nd October. |