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The Cenotaph
Whitehall
London, London, SW1
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The Cenotaph, Britains memorial to those who died in the First World War, has since become a focal point for all those service personnel who have given their lives in the service of their Country to protect our freedom and way of life, in all conflicts around the World. Built originally of wood and plaster for the first anniversary of the armistice in 1919. It was replaced by the monument we see today, built of Portland stone and designed by Edward Lutyens. The inscription on the monument reads The Glorious Dead. On the Sunday nearest to 11th November at 11am each year, a remeberance service and veterans march past, is held to commemorate those service personnel of the British Empire and Commonwealth, who had died in the two world wars. More recently there have been added those who gave their lives in numerous conflicts since then; Korea, Falklands, Malaysia, Iraq, Aden. Also, the service and march past remembers those who worked and died on the Home front, protecting the civilian population and finally those gallant soldiers from the many countries of the World who fought by our side at our hour of greatest need during the second World War (see Polish War Memorial). The monument carries the flags and emblems of the army, airforce and royal and merchant navies.
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