Richard, one of our volunteers, writes the following…
The American Major Olmsted’s contemplation of his own death on active service sent me searching for an example from an earlier conflict.
When a young naval lieutenant, David Tinker, was sent to the Falklands he requested that if he were to be buried in earth the following be inscribed on his [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Falklands’
End of a long journey for Falklands memorial
Posted in In the news, New or restored, tagged Falklands, New, Wales on 1 October, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A crowd of a thousand gathered yesterday in Cardiff to witness the unveiling of a new memorial to the Falklands conflict. Veterans and relatives of the fallen were among those attending the remembrance service. The memorial consists of a 5 tonne memorial stone carved with the names of the 255 British servicemen and 3 Falkland Islanders who were killed. [...]
Controversy over adding a new name
Posted in In the news, tagged Names, Guidance for custodians, Falklands on 9 August, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In Brighton there is recent controversy over the local council’s decision not to add the name of a Falklands war casualty to the memorial in Old Steine.
Read more from The Argus
Many local authorities do choose to add additional names for later conflicts to existing First and Second World War memorials. Just this week we received an [...]
Marking the end of the Falklands conflict
Posted in In the news, tagged Falklands, Imperial War Museum on 14 June, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A remembrance service was held today at the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel, Pangbourne, Berkshire, to mark the liberation of the Falkland Islands 25 years ago. The service was attended by the Queen, Tony Blair, Baroness Thatcher and Falklands War veterans.
Read more about the service
At Imperial War Museum London, there is a free Falklands 25th Anniversary Exhibition until January [...]
Sir Galahad dead remembered
Posted in In the news, Memorials from the archive, tagged Falklands, New, Wales on 11 June, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Friday saw 25 years since the bombing of the Sir Galahad during the Falklands War. The anniversary was marked by a memorial service in Swansea.
Forty-eight men were lost during the attack on the ship. One unusual and touching memorial to those killed and injured on the Sir Galahad is a lifeboat stationed at Tenby.
Tenby Memorial Lifeboat
It was thought [...]
Falklands conflict memorials
Posted in In the news, Memorials from the archive, tagged Falklands, New on 14 May, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Baroness Thatcher unveiled a memorial to the Falklands conflict last Saturday in the Hampshire town of Fareham. The unveiling of an ironwork arch was part of a commemorative event to mark the 25th anniversary of the conflict. This included Falklands veterans as well as local dignitaries and serving members of the forces.
BBC NEWS | Thatcher unveils Falklands arch
With the 25th anniversary of the conflict this [...]
