SHACKLEFORD & DISTRICT BRANCH" British Legion flag. In blue and yellow cloth, edged with yellow fringe. Two-part removable pike bearing an engraved shield "MENIN GATE MISSION 1935" with brass spike. 105 cm x 85 cm Made by Excelsior. A.B.E. Historical background: The Menin Gate was built in 1927 to commemorate the many British and Commonwealth soldiers who died in the fierce battles around the Ypres Salient and disappeared without a grave during the First World War. The interior and exterior walls bear the names of all the dead who were identified.