Tag: St Magnus Cathedral Orkney

• Thursday, June 2nd 2016 - 06:48 UTC

  UK and Germany side by side at the centenary of the biggest naval engagement of WW One

  

  The centenary of the biggest naval engagement of World War One was marked by commemorative events on Tuesday, 31 May. A service at St Magnus Cathedral in Orkney paid tribute to the 8,648 sailors who died during the Battle of Jutland and a service of remembrance also took place on board HMS Duncan at Jutland Bank, the site of the battle.