Australian War Memorial, London... (for Blinkings) by debbielove
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Greetings Folks,
This is for Andrew (Blinkings), I have been meaning to post a shot or two of this for quite a while now..
I hold the Soldiers of the Commonwealth in deep respect and humble thanks.. Many times, when the call to arms has come they came without word and often fought the hardest and longest..
The names on this small section will mean allot to those in Australia, especially Kokoda..
Respect... And thanks always..
I'll follow this a shot of a larger section of the monument..
The Australian War Memorial in London is a memorial dedicated in 2003 to the 102,000 Australian dead of the First and Second World Wars. It is located on the southernmost corner of Hyde Park Corner, near the Wellington Arch..
The memorial is a semicircular curved wall of grey-green Western Australian granite (Verde Laguna granite from Jerramungup), with the names of 47 battles in which Australia was involved and the names of 23,844 towns in which the soldiers were born, carved into it, and with water running down over the names. The memorial was designed by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects and the artist Janet Laurence..
The memorial was unveiled on 11 November (Armistice Day) 2003 by Queen Elizabeth II in her role as Queen of Australia. In attendance was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair and the Australian Prime Minister John Howard. Around 3,000 people were present at the ceremony, including 25 Australian veterans and it ended with a flypast of Jaguars from No. 54 Squadron RAF..
Sorry for mentioning Tony Blair...
Rob
Comments (13)
blinkings
Thanks Rob. I very stirring monument to bravery.
giulband
Cool work !!!!
magnus073
Rob, you did an outstanding job on this moving memorial presentation.
Faemike55
Fabulous presentation of this memorial All gave some - some gave all
taliesin86001
These Memorial photos you have posted are a wonderful way to remind folks of the sacrifices made in the name of freedom! Thank you, Rob!
T.Rex
Thanks Rob. I've heard about this memorial, but now I see the intricate work in placing location names and soldier's names together to spell out the places of their ultimate sacrifice and their homes. A pity such a memorial had to wait for so many years. But the wait has resulted in a marvelous memorial. I'm looking forward to more photos of this. Memorials like this provide the younger generation with an insight into the tremendous effort expended and sacrifices made for them to enjoy the freedoms they have. They came with a price, which they must be made aware of so they don't take everything for granted. Keep up the good work! :-)
jayfar
A great shot and a great deication to our Australian brother and brothers.
goodoleboy
Stellar closeup of the elegantly designed memorial, mate, which looks like fine carpeting. I didn't know the Aussies were involved in the Bougainville campaign. Kokoda is new to me.
neiwil
Wow! like T-Rex I had heard of but never seen this..I am familiar with Kokoda and the efforts of the 39th Battalion, the Hawthorne Kew Regiment....true heroes of the 'Empire'...This looks to be a stunning monument and I look forward to further shots.....
flavia49
wonderful tribute
Richardphotos
many lost their life in the Middle East as well as Vietnam. outstanding memorial
RodS
A very moving memorial, and a wonderful photo of it, Rob. We should never forget the sacrifices of all those who gave their all. Maybe one day we, as a species, will learn how to live together in peace - and create rather than destroy.
Buffalo1
Kokoda deserves the large place it has on the memorial. It was a heroic defense and counter offensive that along with the battle of Milne Bay gets little play in overall histories of the Pacific War. The fight put up by Aussie regulars, militia and Papuan Police was on for the books as the diggers fought off Japanese battalion size attacks with less than 100 men in several cases. No wonder they had to make a fighting retreat. Of course their thanks from General Sir Thomas Blamey was the "running rabbits" speech accusing them of cowardice. (Don't know much about him, but Blamey seems like a "brass hat" type to me.) Anyway, thanks Rob for this wonderful close-up and explaining that the inscription is made up of honored names.