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Choir to honour Manx soldiers during Ypres visit

Peel Cathedral choir will sing at Menin Gate next week

A choir from the Island will pay tribute to a Manx solider who went missing in action during World War I when they perform in Belgium next week.

Thirteen children and nine adults from the Peel Cathedral choir are heading to Ypres to sing at the famous Menin Gate remembrance ceremony.

The group will also head to the Tyne Cot Cemetery to sing Ellan Vannin in tribute to Manx soldiers, including Private Robert Arthur Vick from Peel.

Director of Music at the Cathedral Dr Peter Litman says the choir will be reliving his journey:

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