Notes on the
King Albert Army R. A.F. Memorial
Yprcs, Belgium.
AN EXHIBITION of some of the progress made, given
at the London Scottish Regimental Headquarters in November
1936. (By kind permission of the C.O. and Officers.)
COMMITTEE.
Major-General The Earl of Athlone, K.G. Chairman
His Excellency The Belgian Ambassador.
Lieut.-General Sir W. P. Pulteney.
Lieut-General Sir Tom Bridges.
L'Abbé Vermaut, The Doyen of Ypres.
Major-General Sir Neill Malcolm.
Air Vice-Marshal Baldwin, R.A.F.
Secretary Captain Guy Cassie.
THE painting of King Albert I is kindly lent by His
Excellency the Belgian Ambassador.
The Rose or Wheel Window and Tablet are given
to Belgium by the British Army and Royal Air Force as
a memorial to King Albert I of Belgium, who commanded
his army in the field in the Great War, and a pioneer in
the science of flying. The sum of £2,000 was subscribed
by all Ranks and Units in modest amounts and were received
from all parts of the Empire. It was indeed gratifying
that of the thousands of responses the approval both of
the memorial and that it should be in Belgium was fully
expressed. The original appeal letter sent in December,
1935, to all Units by the Chairman is here quoted.
The recent tragic death of King Albert has revived
many memories of one of the truly heroic figures of the
Great War. Surely there could be no more fitting tribute
to his work for the allied cause than a memorial in the
historic town of Ypres erected by those who served
with the British Army in Flanders.
With this object in view, a small Committee has been
formed, of which I am Chairman.
Fortunately a very fitting opportunity has presented
itself to us, namely, that of filling the great Rose Window
at the Main South entrance of the restored Cathedral
of Ypres with stained glass of British design and make.
The artist selected by the Committee is Miss Geddes,
whose work in Canada and Ireland is well known.
