Today’s blog post was written by one of our volunteers, Richard. ‘I am the enemy you killed, my friend…’ Wilfred Owen ‘Strange Meeting’ The reference in an earlier blog post to memorials to nationals of enemy countries may seem strange, although in recent times new memorials have been erected with inscriptions intended not to cause offence [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Victoria Cross’
New memorial in Glasgow to VC winners
Posted in In the news, Memorials from the archive, New or restored, tagged New, Scotland, Victoria Cross on 3 September, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A new memorial to VC winners has been unveiled in Glasgow at the city’s Necropolis. The unveiling co-incides with the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross and was preceded by a memorial service in Glasgow Cathedral. Read more from BBC NEWS We have currently recorded 606 memorials that commemorate VC or GC winners. Browse the list of memorials to VC and GC [...]
Browse by War
Posted in FAQs, Memorials from the archive, tagged Animals, civilians, Victoria Cross on 5 July, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
72 different wars and conflicts are marked by memorials on our database and you can now browse this list. Click to browse by War The First World War produced the most memorials (37,028) but you can also browse memorials with dedications to First World War Civilians (71 memorials). Why not have a look at some of the more unusual conflicts, like [...]
