I forget my first view of Molly, going down the Strand the
night of the Cenotaph; such a lurid scene, like one in Hell. Soundless street, no traffic; but people
marching. Clear, cold, and
windless. A bright light in the Strand;
women crying Remember the Glorious Dead, & holding out chrysanthemums. Always the sound of feet on the pavement. Faces bright & lurid.
(D2 79)
On November 11, 1920, King George unveiled the Cenotaph in
Whitehall; the Unknown Soldier was also buried in Westminster Abbey.
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