Menin gate-Ypres

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Why is it called the Menin Gate-where or what was Menin

[Quizmonster]

Menin is a variant of Menen, the name of a town in Belgium very close to the border with France.

[Tatty Rollox]

........ and here is a picture of the Menin Gate. Through the entrance and halfway up the stairs on the left-hand side is the name of a relative of mine .......

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Thanks for your replies