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The battle of Neuve Chapelle remembered

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, March 10, 2015 — First World War

The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP was appointed as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Equalities at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on 9 April 2014.

In 2015 there are few reasons to stop at the French village of Neuve Chapelle. Visitors who do make it this far are usually looking for one thing – the war memorial that stands at the edge of town. Such memorials are not uncommon in this part of the world. They dot the landscape from…