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  2. The Cenotaph - Wikipedia

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    The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London, England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it was unveiled in 1920 as the United Kingdom's national memorial to the dead of Britain and the British Empire of the First World War, was rededicated in 1946 to include those of the Second World War, and has since come to represent the Commonwealth casualties from those and subsequent conflicts.

  3. Cenotaph - Wikipedia

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    A cenotaph in the UK that stands in Whitehall, London, was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens [16] and replaced Lutyens' identical wood-and-plaster cenotaph erected in 1919 for the Allied Victory Parade, and is a Grade I listed building. [17]

  4. National Service of Remembrance - Wikipedia

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    The ceremony at the Cenotaph in November 2010. The National Service of Remembrance is held every year on Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, London.It commemorates "the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts". [1]

  5. Cenotaph: What is the history and significance of the ... - AOL

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    The Cenotaph in Whitehall, central London (Aaron Chown/PA) The Cenotaph was shrouded in Union Jacks that day before the king pulled them free at the exact stroke of 11am, the preise moment the ...

  6. Whitehall - Wikipedia

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    Numerous London bus routes run along Whitehall, including 12, 24, 88, 159 and 453. ... The Cenotaph was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and erected at the southern end ...

  7. Monument to the Women of World War II - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Remembrance Sunday - Wikipedia

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    The national ceremony is held in London at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, starting with two minutes' silence at 11am and concluding with the end of The Nation's Thank You procession at 1:30 p.m. [10] The main part of the ceremony consists of the laying of wreaths by members of the royal family and other dignitaries, a service of remembrance with ...

  9. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph - Wikipedia

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    Lutyens designed the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, which became the focus for the national Remembrance Sunday commemorations, as well as the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing—the largest British war memorial anywhere in the world—and the Stone of Remembrance which appears in all large Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries and in ...