StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: War Memorial

WW1 memorial / poppy project. The aim is to have a poppy for every name on the War Memorial [I think the one pictured is from St John's Chapel]. The loss of life in wartime is appalling, WW1 especially destroyed so many, and in ways other than by killing them outright in battle. {my maternal grandfather lost his right hand in the trenches and he had what I now regard as PTSD - previously known as shell shock}

The War Memorial and Town Hall in St John's Chapel, Weardale.

That's Borth War Memorial on Craig-yr-Wylfa, overlooking Cardigan Bay. Today's trivia moment ... It was struck by lightning on 21st March 1983, and had to be rebuilt.

No.12 Villa Marina gardens, the crowd of deckchairs on the right indicate that some entertainment is in progress - possibly an open-air concert. The image composition uses the trees to frame the war memorial, and the Tower of Refuge in the far left background. [scanned] not my image : fair use & public information

No.10 Many horse trams [at least five] and Douglas War Memorial, dedicated to the fallen in The Great War [note : this image taken before WW2] sited on Harris Promenade, opposite the Villa Marina complex. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_War_Memorial For info : WW2 casualties were, in time, added ... [scanned] not my image : fair use & public information

40 years since the battles to recapture The Falkland Islands. Some "sand art" at Looe as a memorial.

In the Didcot Railway Centre café, the GWR Roll of Honour for WW1 has pride of place. Please excuse the lamps ...