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Manx RBL member in WWI pilgrimage

Armed forces veterans travelling to Belgium

A group of armed forces veterans from the Isle of Man will join thousands of other representatives in a special World War One pilgrimage in Belgium next week.

Members of the Royal British Legion from around the British Isles are taking part in the tribute to the fallen of the Great War.

They'll tour the battlefields, before starting the all-day pilgrimage to the Menin Gates on Wednesday.

For Albert Oldham of the Ramsey Branch of the Legion it's a very personal trip:

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