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Unveiling of Cenotaph, War Memorial 1920George V seen standing close to the newly rebuilt Cenotaph in Whitehall, London at 11 oclock. As Big Ben begins to chime, the king presses the electric button releasing the two Union Jacks which
King Edward VIII visiting the Gallipoli War Memorial in TurkKing Edward VIII with General Altay visiting the Gallipoli War Memorial in Turkey. Date: 1936
Unveiled Cenotaph, War Memorial 1920Various photographs of George V revealing the Cenotaph War memorial in Whitehall, London. Showing the King placing a wreath at the bottom of the memorial
The Sphere Unknown Warrior Special Supplement (Page 1). Full page scan. The Warriors Pilgrimage, Armistice Day 1920. Top picture shows the destroyer Verdun coming alongside the Admiralty Pier at
The Albert Memorial, London, close to the Royal Albert Hall, was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861
London ViewsMontage of London landmarks, 1870. Albert Memorial, Chelsea Embankment, Holland House and Kensington Palace. Date: 1875
Sir Robert Borden unveils Canadian Memorial - ClivedenIn Cliveden Woods, Sir Robert Borden, Premier of Canada, unveils a memorial to Canadian officers and men who died at the Red Cross Hospital at Taplow
Achilles Statue, Hyde ParkThe Wellington Monument is a statue of Achilles erected as a memorial to Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington and his victories in the Peninsular War
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Date: circa 1930s
Tower - Baiyu Hill (Baiyushan), DalianThe War Monument (Baiyu Mountain Tower), at the summit of Baiyu Hill (Baiyushan) (Mt. Hakugyoku), Dalian, Liaoning province (also called Lushun City or Lushun Port)
German bunker, Oosttaverne Wood, OostaverneThis bunker is one that formed part of the German defensive line that was attacked on 7 June 1917, the opening of the Messines prelude to the battle for Passchendaele
Poet and Doctor Colonel John McCrae MemorialMcCrae, who served in the Boer War, is popularly remembered as the author of what is probably the best-known poem of the First World War -In Flanders Fields
Memorial to Harry Patch, the last British VeteranThis memorial was privately erected by Harry Patch to remember those with whom he served in the 7th Battalion DCLI. It is placed on the edge of the Steenbeek stream across which at dawn
Memorial to the 49th - West Riding - Division, Essex FarmThe 49th, a territorial division, came out early in 1915. It had the dubious distinction of being, together with the 6th Division, one of the first to face a phosgene attack
Memorial to Sgt Charles Ranginawawahia SciasiaNew Zealander Sciasia, born of an Italian father and a Maori mother, played, with his brother John, for the Maori All Blacks in 1913
Memorial to New Zealander Leslie Andrew, VC, WarnetonLance Corporal Andrew, who won his VC at La Bassee when he was 20 years old, went on to serve in WW2 and died, a Brigadier, in January 1969
Captain Chavasse VC Memorial, Brandhoek Church groundsThis memorial to Noel Chavasse was unveiled on 29 August 1997 in the presence of a delegation of the London Scottish Territorials
The Indian Memorial, Menin Gate Ramparts, YpresThis white stone memorial was unveiled on 10 November 2002 as part of the Flanders India 2002 Partnership Year by Major-General A.J. Bajwa, who had come all the way from India for the ceremony
Memorial to poet and musician Ivor Gurney, BelgiumSimilar in design to those for Ledwidge and Chavasse, the memorial was unveiled on 12 September 2007, the initiative of Piet Chielens and the Friends of the In Flanders Fields Museum
Memorial Plaque for Little Talbot House - Ypres, BelgiumThis is on the wall of No 83 Rijselstraat in Ypres and marks the site of the little brother of Talbot House (Toc H) which opened on 13 November 1917
Australian 5th Division Memorial, Polygon WoodThe memorial stands on the old rifle buttes and overlooks both the Polygon Wood CWGC Cemetery and the New Zealand National Memorial
Memorial to 15th Battalion Canadian HighlandersThis bronze plaque, mounted in a brick plinth, records the part played by the 15th on the Gravenstafel Ridge during the Second Battle of Ypres (the Gas Attacks)
Memorial Plaque to Ypres Civilians WW1 and WW2This is beside the main Ypres War Memorial which is just outside the Cloth Hall. On the other side of the memorial is a plaque to the Belgian 13th Field Artillery. Date: 2016
The Two at Pervyse with Shot the dog memorial, YpresThis memorial is in the garden of the Ariane Hotel in Ypres. The Two is the title given to two extrordinary British laidies, Elsie Knocker and Mairie Chisholm
The Australian Diggers Memorial, Plugstreet ExperienceThe 14-18 Experience Museum was opened on 9 November 2013 and on that day a splendid bas relief of Australian miners digging underground was unveiled. It was donated by Ross J
The Memorial Chapel, Talbot House, Poperinghe, BelgiumTalbot House, a rest house for soldiers and officers, was started by Padre Philip Byard (Tubby) Clayton and was officially opened on 11 December 1915
Polish Memorial, Cloth Hall, Ypres, BelgiumThe memorial, which is on an outside wall, commemorates the Polish Forces who liberated Ypres in September 1944. In September 2016 researcher Chris Lock discovered that three Polish soldiers were not
Prowse Point St Yvon Christmas Memorial Area with footballsPrompted by the 100th Anniversaries of the battles of WW1, much interest in the Truces that took place beteen the enemies at Christmas 1914, particulary in this area
Bruce Bairnsfathers Cottage Memorial, St Yvon, BelgiumThe rebuilt cottage stands on the site of the original building in which, in 1914, Bruce Bairnsfather drew his first catoons which led to the creation of Old Bill
Field gun and soldier statues, Plugstreet ExperienceThe gun and the statues, which are cut-outs made from steel sheets, are in the grounds of the Plugstreet 14-18 Experience (Interpretation Centre)
Christmas Truce Memorial, Peace Village, MessinesThe memorial carries the words A Lull in the Hate and refers to the football match played between the Germans and the British at Christmas 1914
British CWGC Cemetery Tyne Cot, Passchendaele, BelgiumThis is the largest British War Cemetery in the world and was designed by Sir Hebert Baker (who designed the tomb of Cecil Rhodes in Delhi)
Welsh National Memorial Dragon, Hagebos - Iron CrossThis fine memorial in Belgium is not only to the 38th Welsh Division, but to all Welsh Forces who fought in the Ypres Salient. It is similar to the dragon at Mametz on the Somme
Memorial Chapel Calvery, DixmuideThis is a religious monument which is dedicated to all of the soldiers and civilians who died in the Great War. On 23 September 1928 it was solemnly blessed by the Bishop of Bruges in the presence of
Memorial to Belgian pilot Willy Coppens, Klerken, BelgiumThe small memorial to Heldhaftig Piloot Willy Coppens is in the Willy Coppens Plein in Klerken. He was Belgians leading fighter ace and, like American Frank Luke
Memorial to the 2nd and 4th Carabiniers, ZuidschoteThis acknowledges their part in the April 1915 gas attacks and is on house number 15 in General Lotzstraat. It was erected by the Carabiniers Old Comrades Association. Date: 2016
Memorial board for Harry Patch, the last British veteranThe board stood alongside Harrys memorial beside the Steenbeek stream. Both were damaged by motor vehicles and have since been moved. Harry paid for the memorial himself. Date: 2016
Memorial to Irish poet Francis Ledwidge, Artillery WoodThe memorial, mounted on a brick plinth, carries a photo of the poet. Beside it the Irish flag flies, there is an information board and behind is an apple tree planted in his memory on 27 March 2010
German gas attack 22 April 1915 MemorialThis is to the French 87th Territorial Infantry Division and is on the wall of Langemarck Town Hall. Date: 2016
Detail, Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial, Hill 60The plaque details how the Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial had been destroyed in 1940 by the Germans and was rebuilt using some of the original stone
Queen Victorias Rifles Memorial, Hill 60This is in an enclosed walking area which includes craters.The memorial was destroyed by the Germans in 1940 and later restored. Many veterans had their ashes scattered here. Date: 2016
2nd Worcesters Memorial, Geluveld MillThis commemorates the famous battle of 31 October 1914 when the Worcesters, together with the 1st South Wales Borderers, stopped a German attack that was close to breaking through to Ypres
Two shot French Resistance Members Memorial, Hill 60Pierre Marchant and Lucien Olivier were shot on 2nd September 1944. The memorial is beside the bridge over the railway. Date: 2016
Canadian 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders, 3rd Bde MemorialThis commemorates the Battle of Mount Sorrel, Observatory Ridge, and has a bas relief map of the action of 2 June 1916. It was unveiled on 22 October 2011. Date: 2016
Australian 5th Division Memorial detail, Polygon WoodThe memorial itself stands on top of the old rifle buttes used for musketry training before 1870. Polygon Wood is now replanted, the original one having a trotting course inside. Date: 2016
Plaque to Capt Clement Robertson VC, Merlijn RestaurantThe memorial, on the wall of the restaurant, was unveiled on 29 April 2019 in the presence of Lt Gen A.D. Leakey, the British Ambassador Alison Rose
Buttes New CWGC Cemetery, New Zealand MemorialThe cemetery lies on an area which was a pre-war drill ground. It contains 1, 317 UK burials, 564 Australian, 50 Canadian, 167 New Zealand, and 1, 703 Unknown, plus 35 Special Memorials
Flemish Soldiers Memorial Crypt, ZonnbekeThe crypt is in the local cemetery. There was considersable acrimony between the French speaking population and those who spoke Flemish