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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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Hollybrook Memorial: Southampton
The Hollybrook Memorial in Hollybrook Cemetery in Southampton, commemorates by name almost 1,900 servicemen and women of the Commonwealth land and air forces* whose graves are not known, many of whom were lost in transports or other vessels torpedoed or … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire Memorials, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Mendi, Military, Outside RSA, Personal, ships and shipping, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged buried at sea, casualty, CWGC, Galway Castle, Glenart Castle, HMS Hampshire, Hollybrook Cemetery, Hollybrook Memorial, Hospital ship, Memorial, Nurse, Southampton, World War
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The Gloucesters Memorial in Cheltenham
One of the more poignant memorials to the casualties of the First World War may be found within Prestbury Cemetery in Cheltenham. Passing through the gates of the cemetery, on the right hand side is the Gloucesters Memorial and Crosses. … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, Memorials elsewhere, Military, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 1
Tagged Burial, Cheltenham, Crioss, CWGC, Gloster Regt, Glosters Memorial, Gloucestershire, Prestbury Cemetery, War memorial
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Streatham War Memorial
I spotted this memorial on my way to Streatham Park Cemetery one find day in 2013. Unfortunately, it was being refurbished at the time and was surrounded by a fence. It was not an unattractive memorial, and was designed Albert Toft … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, London Memorials, Military, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Afred Toft, CWGC, Lambeth, London, Memorial, soldier, Southwark, Streatham Park, Streatham Park Cemetery
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Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
While on a quick trip to Portsmouth I found the Naval Memorial at Southsea quite by accident but did not have a lot of time to really photograph it better than I could in the short time I had. It … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, ROH, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged CWGC, Portsmouth Naval Memorial, RN, Royal Navy, Southsea, World War
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Mendi Memorial at Hollybrook Cemetery in Southampton, UK
Technically this memorial is not a specific Mendi Memorial, it really commemorates by name almost 1,900 servicemen and women of the Commonwealth land and air forces whose graves are not known, many of whom were lost in transports or other … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Mendi, Outside RSA, ROH, South Africa, World War 1
Tagged 21 February 1917, CWGC, HMT Mendi, Hollybrook Cemetery, Mendi, Mendi Day, SANLC, Southampton, UDF, World War 1
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