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Category Archives: Liverpool
William Ratcliffe VC. MM.
William Ratclifffe (18/01/1884 – 26/03/1963), was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 14 June 1917 at Messines, Belgium, The Citation, published in the London Gazette of 31 July 1917, Supplement: 30215 Page: 7907, reads: “No. 2251 Pte. William Ratcliffe, S. Lane. E. For … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Liverpool, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Hall of Remembrance, Liverpool, Liverpool Heroes Memorial, VC, Victoria Cross, William Ratcliffe VC. MM
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Liverpool Hall of Remembrance
When I first saw the City Hall in Liverpool I asked myself whether there was a war memorial in it, and naturally it sometimes helps if you go and ask… I was not disappointed. Known as The Hall of Remembrance, … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Liverpool, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Frank Salisbury, Hall of Remembrance, Kings Liverpool Regiment, Liverpool, Merseyside, Noel Godfrey Chavasse VC, William Radcliffe VC
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Liverpool Naval Memorial
Liverpool Naval Memorial may be found on the Mersey River Bank between the Ferry Terminal and the Museum of Liverpool. (GPS co-ordinates: 53.40349, -2.99659). There are 1408 identified casualties from the Second World War on the memorial. The memorial was designed … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Liverpool, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, ships and shipping, United Kingdom, World War 2
Tagged AMC, Armed Merchant Cruiser, Liverpool, Liverpool Naval Memorial, Merchant Navy, Mersey
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Liverpool Pals Memorial
Lime Street Station in Liverpool has seen a lot in the years that it has served Liverpool since it officially opened in August 1836. It also saw many men leave for war, and probably many returning victorious years later. When … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Liverpool, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Trains & railways, transportation, United Kingdom, World War 1
Tagged Lime Street Station, Liverpool, Liverpool Pals, Pals Battalion, Regiment, station, train, War memorial, World War I
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Kings Liverpool Regiments Boer War Memorial
The Kings Liverpool Regiments Boer Memorial may be found in St John’s Gardens, Liverpool. Google Earth co-ordinates 53.408902°, -2.981613° It commemorates the involvement of the regiment in the First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880), Third Anglo-Burmese War; (1885-1886), and the … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Liverpool, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom
Tagged Anglo-Burmese War, Boer War, Kings Liverpool Regiment, Liverpool, Second Anglo-Afghan War, St John's Gardens
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Liverpool Exchange War Memorials
There are two war memorials in the open square behind the Liverpool City Hall that is bounded by a large building that seems to have been called “Exchange Flags” but is now called Horton House and Walker House. The first memorial … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Liverpool, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, Personal, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged City Hall, Liverpool, Liverpool Exchange, Nelson Monument, Roll of Honour, Unknown Soldier, War memorial
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Merchant Navy Memorials, Liverpool
The Merchant Navy Memorials in Liverpool are situated on the waterfront facing the Mersey and the Birkenhead side of the river bank. The city played an important role in the Battle of the Atlantic as Western Approaches Command was based … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Heritage, Liverpool, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Personal, ships and shipping, transportation, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Arandora Star, Battle of the Atlantic, convoy, Liverpool, Memorial, Merchant Navy, Mersey, MN, plaque, Ships, World War
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Liverpool Cenotaph
The Cenotaph in Liverpool may be found at Google Earth co-ordinates 53.408540°, -2.979478°, it is situated in front of St George’s Hall and consists of a rectangular block of stone on a platform, with bronze, low-relief sculptures on the sides depicting … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of the Atlantic, Cenotaph, Liverpool, Liverpool Cenotaph, mourning, St George's Hall, Western Approaches, World War
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