Historical information

A photo of the Menin Gate war memorial in Ypres. It appears to be a professional photograph purchased as a souvenir. See also 01025 Tyne Cot Cemetery Passchendale as it is by the same manufacturer and is dated 1930.
The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown (source Wikipedia).
The source of these photos is not known but they were stored together in the archives. The source of these photos is not known but they were stored together in the archives. The founders of Legacy were returned servicemen from the first world war and may have returned to France in the 1930s.
Manufactured by L. Duhameeuw, Ypres.

Significance

The professional photos from France imply that Legatees were making pilgrimages to the battlefields of France in the 1930s in memory of their comrades.

Physical description

Black and white photo of Menin gate in Ypres, Belgium.

Inscriptions & markings

Indistinct round stamp on the back.