A service to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele, recorded at St Martin-in-the-Fields, a church which gave a moment of comfort and shelter to many troops as they passed through London to the Western Front. The Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres in Belgian Flanders records the names of more than 54,000 soldiers from the UK and Commonwealth who fell on the battlefield in that area during the First World War and who have no known grave. This service commemorates those who went missing at the Third Battle of Ypres (known more commonly as the Battle of Passchendaele) which began on 31 July 1917. We hear of the experiences of those back at home who lost loved ones during the First World War, and also from those whose relatives and friends have gone missing since. The preacher is the vicar of St Martin's, the Revd Dr Sam Wells, and the music is led by St Martin's Voices. Producer Andrew Earis. Show less