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The Georgetown Cenotaph is a war memorial in Georgetown, Guyana, located at the junction of Main and Church Streets.. The Cenotaph was unveiled on August 14, 1923, by the then Governor, Graeme Thomson, and the first Armistice Day observance took place at the Church Street Monument on 11 November 1923. [1]
Burial monuments and structures in Guyana (1 C) N. ... Georgetown Cenotaph This page was last edited on 27 April 2020, at 01:22 (UTC). Text ...
Georgetown is located on Guyana's Atlantic coast on the east bank of Demerara River estuary. The terrain in this part of the country where the city is located is flat coastal plains. The city is surrounded by a blanket of cane fields along with marshy swamps, and savannah lands on its east and south.
Pages in category "Historic sites in Guyana" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Georgetown Cenotaph; Georgetown City Hall; L. Le Repentir ...
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Enmore has a long history in sugar production. On 16 June 1948, five workers were killed during a labor protest against the harsh conditions and low wages. [5] Referred to as the Enmore Martyrs and buried at Le Repentir Cemetery in Georgetown, [5] events are held annually to remember their sacrifice, [6] and they are also included in the mural 'Memorabilia II' painted in 1976 at the National ...
War memorial honouring Britain’s fallen soldiers designed by Sir Edward Lutyens in 1920 and has stood as centrepiece of National Service of Remembrance ever since
A cenotaph for the defenders of the Battle of the Alamo (March 1836) stands in front of the Alamo mission chapel in San Antonio, Texas. The cenotaph is empty because the remains of the fallen were cremated. Atop War Memorial Chapel at Virginia Tech, there is a cenotaph honouring all Virginia Tech cadets who have been killed in battle.