New flag in Formby flew for the first time to mark the Centenary of the Battle of Jutland

The flag pole has finally been installed in Formby Village. Placed in the memorial garden it will fly on special days. It was installed last Friday 27th May.

The flag flew for the first time yesterday - 31st May, to mark the Centenary of the Battle of Jutland, when 8,648 sailors died during the Battle. The principal naval battle of the First World War took place on Wednesday 31 May and Thursday 1 June 1916.

The centenary of the biggest naval engagement of World War One is being marked by commemorative events.

A service at St Magnus Cathedral in Orkney paid tribute to the 8,648 sailors who died during the Battle of Jutland. A service of remembrance is also taking place on board HMS Duncan at Jutland Bank, the site of the battle.

The battle was fought near the coast of Denmark on 31 May and 1 June 1916 and involved about 250 ships. It saw the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet, based at Scapa Flow in Orkney, clash with the German High Seas Fleet.

Prime Minister David Cameron and German President Joachim Gauck attended the Kirkwall service, along with the Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, representing the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Events continued with a service at Lyness Cemetery on the island of Hoy - the final resting place for more than 450 service personnel who died in the war, including sailors killed at Jutland.

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