A century after horrific World War 1 battle, victims remembered

British and Belgian royals and relatives of soldiers who fought in the Battle of Passchendaele (PASH-en-dayl) have gathered to mark 100 years since the deadly offensive began.

Cloth Hall in Ypes, lit up to tell the story of the battle Source: AAP

The First World War assault left half a million Allied and German soldiers dead in just over three months.