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Tag Archives: Blitz
Bertram Stuart Trevelyan Archer GC
Bertram Stuart Trevelyan Archer (03/02/1915 – 03/05/2015) was awarded the George Cross for extensive work on defusing German bombs dropped on United Kingdom during World War II. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 30 September 1941, Issue: 35292, Page: 5653, … Continue reading
Posted in George Cross, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, World War 2
Tagged Bertram Stuart Trevelyan Archer GC, Blitz, Bomb Disposal, GC, George Cross, World War 2
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Bristol Civilian War Dead Memorial
Bristol has 3 churches that were damaged by bombs in World War 2, and two of them have been left as they were (with minor strengthening) as a memorial to the bombing of the city between 24 November 1940 and 11 … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, World War 2
Tagged Blitz, bombing, Bristol, Castle Park, Civilian war dead, Temple Square and Garden
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Stoke Newington Civilian War Dead Memorial
The Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington Civilian War Dead Memorial may be found in Abney Park Cemetery in London (Google Earth co-ordinates: 51.564451°, -0.077899°). The legibility of the memorial is poor though, with letters missing from the main inscription. The … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, Heritage, London Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Abney Park Cemetery, Blitz, bombing, Civilian war dead, CWGC, Magnificent seven, Stoke Newington, World War Two
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Kennington Park Civilian War Dead Memorial
Kennington Park (Google Earth 51.484066° -0.108817°) in South London has a Civilian War Memorial, and it commemorates the over 100 people that were killed in an air raid trench in the park on 15 October 1940. A 50lb bomb caused … Continue reading
Posted in London Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, World War 2
Tagged Blitz, Civilian war dead, Kennington Park, London, Memorial, Oval, World War 2
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Poplar Civilian War Dead Memorial
During my visit to Tower Hamlets Cemetery in London I was hoping to get images of the Civilian War Dead memorial in the cemetery that I had read about previously. And while it was not my only goal I wandered … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, London Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, World War 1
Tagged Blitz, Civilian war dead, Docklands, London, Poplar, Tower Hamlets, World War 2
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Camberwell Civilian War Dead Memorial
The Camberwell Civilian War Dead Memorial may be found in Camberwell new Cemetery (Google Earth co-ordinates: 51.452983° -0.047741°). Unfortunately the day of my visit was a dull and miserable one and the memorial was being restored. There are two sets of name … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, London Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, World War 2
Tagged Bermoindsey, Blitz, bomb, Camberwell, London, Southwark, World War 2
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Southampton Civilian Casualty Memorials
This memorial to Civilians killed during the bombing of the city of Southampton may be found in Hollybrook Cemetery. It is not a very imposing monument either, and if you did not know you would assume it is just a … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, World War 2
Tagged Blitz, bombing, Civilian Casualty, Hollybrook Cemetery, Holyrood Church, Luftwaffe, Southampton, World War 2
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Portsmouth Civilian Casualties Memorial
I always keep a look out for these Civilian Memorials because it is very easy to find the military graves in a cemetery, but not as simple to find the graves of those who were killed during the bombing of … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire Memorials, Outside RSA, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 2
Tagged Blitz, bombing, Cemetery, Civilian Casualty, Portsmouth, Portsmouth KIngston Cemetery, World War 2
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West Cowes War Memorial
This Memorial to the Residents of Cowes, Isle of Wight, is interesting because was damaged during an air raid on the night of 4 and 5 May 1942. This period is popularly known as “the Cowes Blitz“. A Polish destroyer, … Continue reading
Posted in Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged air raid, Blitz, Isle of Wight, Medina, Northwood Park, Solent, West Cowes, World War
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Women of World War II Memorial
The Women of World War II Memorial is within sight of the Cenotaph in Parliament Street in London, and is very close to the Cabinet War Rooms and The Ministry of Defence. It was erected to commemorate the vital work … Continue reading
Posted in London Memorials, Outside RSA, World War 2
Tagged Blitz, Cenotaph, London, Parliament Street, Women of World War II, World War 2
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