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Around the picture the legend reads (in capitals) "He died for freedom and honour", or for the approximately 600 plaques issued to commemorate women, "She died for freedom and honour". [1] They were initially made at the Memorial Plaque Factory, 54/56 Church Road, Acton, W3, London [2] from 1919. Early Acton-made plaques did not have a number ...
Memorial plaques were another popular memorial style around the world. [100] Soldiers, either individually or in groups, were a popular sculptural feature in most countries, portrayed in various stances; typically these were allegorical, although in France the style of the soldier could also carry political meaning and reflect local political ...
The Monument to the Women of World War II is a British national war memorial situated on Whitehall in London next to the Cenotaph at the end of Downing Street. The sculpture represents the wartime contributions of over seven million women, including 650,000 who joined military services.
The memorial is located near Y Ravine on the 84-acre (340,000 m 2) Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial site. This position had been the scene of the Division's first major victory on 13 November 1916 during the Battle of the Ancre , the closing stage of the Battle of the Somme .
A man with a metal detector uncovers a tale of a soldier with two names that "bugged me for ages".
in Queensland. Anzac Avenue Memorial Trees; Anzac Memorial Park, Townsville; Apple Tree Creek War Memorial; Aramac War Memorial; Atherton War Memorial; Barcaldine War Memorial Clock
During World War One, there was virtually no female presence in the Canadian armed forces, with the exception of the 3,141 nurses serving both overseas and on the home front. [51] Of these women, 328 had been decorated by King George V, and 46 gave their lives in the line of duty. [51]
Harrogate War Memorial, also known colloquially as Harrogate Cenotaph, in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, was designed by Ernest Prestwich and unveiled by Henry Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood in 1923, in the presence of 10,000 people. It was said to be one of the last of England's outdoor war memorials to be unveiled, following the First ...