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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 ...
An example of a First World War memorial plaque designed by Edward Carter Preston. Preston was born, and died, in Liverpool.He designed the bronze memorial plaques presented to the families of British servicemen and women who died during the First World War.
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 ...
Atherton War Memorial; Barcaldine War Memorial Clock; Beaudesert War Memorial; Boonah War Memorial; Booval War Memorial; Brooweena War Memorial; Bulimba Memorial Park; Bundaberg War Memorial; Cairns War Memorial; Cardwell Divisional Board Hall; Charleville War Memorial; Chinchilla Digger Statue; Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall ...
A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, bearing text or an image in relief, or both, to commemorate one or more persons, an event, a former use of the place, or some other thing. Most such ...
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]
The First, the Few, the Forgotten: Navy and Marine Corps Women in World War I. Annapolis, MD: The Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-203-2. Frahm, Jill. "The Hello Girls: Women Telephone Operators with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I." Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era 3#3 (2004): 271–293. online
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 ...
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