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The 90th anniversary of King George V's inspection of thousands of troops, ahead of their departure for Gallipoli, has been marked in Warwickshire.
More than 500,000 men were killed in the ill-fated World War I campaign between February 1915 and January 1916.
About 18,000 29th Division troops were inspected by the King as they marched past him in a ceremony on London Road, Stretton-on-Dunsmore, on 12 March 1915.
The village's history society re-enacted the event on Sunday.
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More than 500,000 men were killed in the ill-fated World War I campaign between February 1915 and January 1916.
About 18,000 29th Division troops were inspected by the King as they marched past him in a ceremony on London Road, Stretton-on-Dunsmore, on 12 March 1915.
The village's history society re-enacted the event on Sunday.
BBC Read More
