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This memorial is self enclosed and it has an inscription; "To the glory of God and in sacred memory of the men of this parish who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War 1914 - 1919. Their name liveth for evermore".
' Remembrance Day was first observed in 1919 throughout the British Commonwealth. It was originally called “Armistice Day” to commemorate armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.—on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month."
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Freightliner Class 66 diesel locomotive 66413 "Lest We Forget" passes through Leamington Spa station working 4O90 Doncaster Europort to Southampton Marine Container Terminal.
This impressive war memorial is located just as you enter Portmahomck. It is right on a junction so I parked and walked back to have a closer look.
"These gallant men connected with the parish of Tarbat laid down their lives in the Great War 1914 to 1918 and 1939 to 1945."
ANZAC Day is commemorated on the 25 April each year in Australia and New Zealand. This pair of items, an ANZAC Appeal badge and an ANZAC commemorative $2 coin, make sure we don't forget what happened to forge the ANZAC legend - the gruesome result of war.
These two items are about 4cm across in total. HMM:)
The War Memorial, Warnham, West Sussex. A stream of woven poppies cascade from the yew hedge above the entrance to St. Margaret's Church, Warnham, West Sussex.
Lest We Forget.
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Postage stamp and Neocolor 2s, activated by spraying on water and manoeuvring the page to get effects.
The iron bridge at the entrance to Braunston Marina, decorated with poppies for Remembrance commemorations.
12th November 2021
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In France for the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge Battle in April 2017 with other incredible planes (travel from Canada inside a C17)
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An enduring Christmas wreath gracing a tombstone at the National Military Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
During the blue hour
This is the back of the memorial. I couldn't shot the front with my mini tripod (manfrotto pxi evo 2) : strange perspective with the very low angle of view
Inscribed on the ramparts of the Memorial are the names of 11,285 Canadian soldiers who were posted "missing, presumed dead" in France.
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The Bodicote War Memorial is located within the local churchyard. The village of Bodicote is less than two miles from Banbury in Oxfordshire.
The memorial states; "To the honour of the men of Bodicote who died for their country in the Great War 1914 - 1918. Their name liveth for evermore 1939 - 1945".
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
-John McRae
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As I mentioned in the other photos my daughter and her school went on a tour of Europe's Battlefields in March of this year
She has kindly let me upload some of them for Remembrance Day-here is Canada Square in Dieppe-she said in Dieppe they remembered the Canadian war effort more than they do here-they went to a little cafe for lunch and when the owners heard they were from Canada they would not let any of them pay for lunch
Remembrance Day November 11. Most Australian small towns have an obelisk that commemorates those of their citizens who died in war, and which become the focus of memorial services for today's townspeople. This refreshed example is in Triabunna in eastern Tasmania.
There is something surprisingly touching about these small town ceremonies across the country. Many towns and villages have a cenotaph honouring those who served, and that is where the people of Val Marie and surrounding area gather each November 11th, at 11 a.m. (It doesn't feature in this photo; it was just behind me and to my right).
Brief speeches will be made. As you can see, everyone is wearing a poppy. School children will recite John McCrae's famous poem, In Flanders Fields. From Wiki:
"Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during the World War I and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres, in Belgium. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem 'In Flanders Fields'. McCrae died of pneumonia near the end of the war. His famous poem is a threnody, a genre of lament."
In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead, short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Back to wildlife images tomorrow. Photographed in Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2017 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
My son mentioned that the Town Hall was all lit up for Remembrance Sunday and I just didn't expect it to be like this. Every year the Town Council gives us crappy Christmas signs that normally have stopped working by about 7th December and an even more crappy Christmas tree ravaged and peeed on by drunken youths coming out of the nightclub at 3am on their way for a takeaway kebab.
But this year they've stunned us with this glorious Remembrance Sunday display. I ended up on the street taking my shots and passed comment to a bystander on how good it looked. That pleased him alot as it turned out he was actually a member of the Town Council who had come out to admire their great idea. Naturally I took the opportunity to say more on what the Council could do to brighten the place in these depressed Brexi.....damn, I mean, Covid days. I must have revealed my colours when he said, "Well, I am actually one of those Lefties....." Hmmmm. Oh well done. I thought they hated all celebrations of Britishness and patriotism...as well as acknowledging the sacrifice so many made for the freedom they now take for granted.
Well done, Congleton Town Council, Tories and Lefties working together, to make a town we can all be proud of.
19240 Shrouds of the Somme, at College Green, Bristol
Information taken directly from www.thesomme19240.co.uk
Each of the 19,240 soldiers who died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme are represented by a 12 inch figure, wrapped and bound in a hand-stitched shroud and arranged in rows on the ground. The purpose of this work is to physicalise the number – to illustrate the enormity of the horror which unfolded and the loss of life. It is easy to say the number but almost impossible now, 100 years on, to imagine the physical reality of the bodies and the impact that these deaths had on the friends and families of these individual soldiers or collectively, upon society as a whole.
For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
Standing guard, one of the soldier memorials in the sunset across the River Blackwater. 51 were originally erected on The Strood to represent local men who lost their lives in WW1.
Frank Gilbert Cook was my grandfather's brother. He was an aviator during the war and died of wounds received in combat in June 1918.
I recently entered this image in a competition and the judge said he couldn't see a connection between the aviator's certificate and the medals. Duh? I sometimes wonder which planet these judges come from.
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An iron silhouette of a soldier watching over graves at the National Military Cemetery in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
In the background is the Cross of Sacrifice in the Veteran Field of Honor.
This image was taken in the older part of the cemetery, where most who served in WWI, Korea and so forth, were laid to rest.
I do like these decorative seats this one is located outside the Arctic Convoy Museum, Aultbea, Wester Ross.
On this Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I, we remember and honor the sacrifices of our fallen heroes. In the aftermath of the war, villages and cities across France built memorials to commemorate those who gave their lives for the country.
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Thousands of crosses attempt to replicate Flanders Fields, and to remind people to pay their respects to the local soldiers who died to protect our freedoms.
This is a close up of the Clan Macrae memorial at Eilean Donan Castle. It has an inscription; Clan Macrae roll of honour 1914 - 1918. "We are the dead, short days ago we lived. felt dawn, saw sunsets glow, loved and were loved and now we lie in Flanders Fields" Lt Col John McCrae.