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The Liverpool Cenotaph on St. George's Plateau to the east of St. George's Hall. The cenotaph was unveiled at 11 am on 11 November 1930 by Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby. Following the end of WW2, the dates 1939 and 1945 were added and unveiled on Remembrance Sunday, 10 November 1946:
This memorial for the Battle of the Atlantic is right next to it:
The last one from Liverpool is this humble plaque at Albert Dock:
Two from Cork, Ireland.
Unveiled on St Patrick’s Day 1906, the National Monument commemorates the rebellions of 1798, 1803, 1848 and 1867:
The Great War Memorial at the South Mall. Erected in 1925, it commemorates the Irishmen who died in the First World War:
Cobh, Ireland. The impressive, haunting Lusitania Peace Memorial in Casement Square:
See here for more of its interesting history:
History Ireland
Back to England. A modest memorial at Exbury Gardens in Hampshire. In 1942, Exbury House became a "stone frigate" designated HMS Mastodon (later HMS King Alfred in 1946, then HMS Hawke from 1946 to 1955). The base was responsible for the administration of victualing, arming and training of crews for the landing craft used in D-Day:
Memorial site for the Merchant Navy in the ruins of Holyrood Church in Southampton. The church was destroyed in an air raid during the night of 30 November 1940:
Just outside the church is the anchor of the Queen Elizabeth 2. It may not be a war memorial per se, but a plaque commemorates her role as a troop ship and helicopter carrier in the Falklands War:
Last edited by HPL2008; 06-11-2019 at 11:16 AM.
Well, this was quite an extensive update (hope I haven't tried our member's patience), but we are nearing its end.
The last one I photographed during my holiday was this plaque at the gate of the port of Southampton before boarding our ship for the last leg of the journey, back to our original port of departure at Hamburg:
Quite the tour HPL! Another very interesting trip and a fine collection of images. Many thanks for taking the time to post them here and share these works of art, honour and memory. Well done!
Carl
Thank you HPL, I have thoroughly enjoyed looking through this thread ,Regards Paul
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