by UKNIWM office volunteer Richard Graham
The National Portrait Gallery has recently acquired a portrait of this celebrated nurse who, though rebuffed by Florence Nightingale, made her own way to the Crimea to assist the British soldiers. She was one of a number of civilians who, like Miss Nightingale, seem to have distinguished themselves far more [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Women’
Myths about who can appear on memorials
Posted in FAQs, In the news, tagged Myths, Names, Women on 29 January, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This post is prompted by a newspaper article, sent in by member of the public, which appeared earlier this month in the Yorkshire Post. The article deals with plans to add the names of those who died in the two world wars to Featherstone’s war memorial, as these were not included when it was built after the First World War. (Click [...]
Finding out more about Boer War memorials
Posted in FAQs, tagged Boer War, Women on 20 December, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While the UKNIMW records all UK memorials to all conflicts, there are some projects that focus on a narrower field. One of these is the Anglo-Boer Memorials Project, which was established to record, catalogue and photograph all Anglo-Boer War memorials in the world.
There is a very interesting essay available on their website entitled ‘A Survey of Memorials to the Second [...]
How much do you know about war memorials?
Posted in FAQs, tagged Myths, Women on 2 November, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There are many misconceptions about war memorials. How much do you know? Challenge your knowledge with these True or False statements. Click ‘continue reading‘ to find out the answers.
1) Someone can only be named on a memorial if they’re not buried in the UK
2) War memorials can also commemorate those who didn’t die in wars
3) All war memorials [...]
‘Lumberjill’ memorial unveiled
Posted in In the news, New or restored, tagged Scotland, Women, WW2 on 18 October, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A memorial to the Women’s Timber Corps, nicknamed the ‘Lumberjills’, was unveiled on 10 October 2007 in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park near Aberfoyle in Scotland.
UKNIWM Record
The Women’s Timber Corps were part of the Women’s Land Army during the Second World War and were posted across the UK to undertake the strenuous work involved in [...]
