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Ross District war memorial and the Romans
This article was submitted by UKNIWM volunteer fieldworker Gordon Amand You may wonder what have Roman remains got to do with war memorials. Well, it would appear that in Prospect Park, Ross-on-Wye, H… more →
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Ross District war memorial and the Romans
ukniwm2 wrote 4 months ago: This article was submitted by UKNIWM volunteer fieldworker Gordon Amand You may wonder what have Rom … more →
The Soldier Returns to Jacksdale
ukniwm2 wrote 6 months ago: This article was submitted by UKNIWM volunteer Wendy White: The Jacksdale Soldier in 1921 Jacksdale … more →
Series of Events to Explore Purpose of Stoneham War Shrine
ukniwm2 wrote 7 months ago: A series of free artist-led events will be taking place over the next few months as part of the Heri … more →
Midland Railway Memorials At Home on Derby Station
ukniwm2 wrote 10 months ago: This blog article was submitted by UKNIWM volunteer Roy Branson. Following the First World War man … more →
Basra Memorial to Iraq Casualties to come home with Troops
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ukniwm2 wrote 11 months ago: Following his one day visit to Iraq on 17th December Gordon Brown announced that the Basra memorial … more →
Charminster to Launch War Memorial Restoration Project
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ukniwm2 wrote 1 year ago: The local residents of Charminster, West Dorset have decided that it is time to stop the further det … more →
New memorials erected in Penarth
ukniwm1 wrote 1 year ago: Certain people in Penarth have been busy recently as a couple of new memorials have been erected. On … more →
East and West Worlington memorial to be renovated
ukniwm1 wrote 1 year ago: Following the fundraising efforts of Lt Col Peter Townsend and his wife, Paula, the East and West Wo … more →
Sabden has a new memorial
ukniwm1 wrote 1 year ago: The need to commemorate the dead of WW1 and WW2 continues to this day. After years of research by Si … more →
VC recipient commemorated in New Malden
ukniwm wrote 1 year ago: As the rain clouds cleared, officials and guests assembled in New Malden, Surrey on the 24th April 2 … more →
New National WW1 and WW2 memorial proposed in Dover
ukniwm wrote 1 year ago: Plans have recently been unveiled to create a new national war memorial in Dover. The proposed memo … more →
New memorial to Porton Down test subjects
ukniwm wrote 1 year ago: A tree and plaque have been dedicated at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, in memory o … more →
New memorial to Iraq casualty - LCpl Ryan Lee Francis
ukniwm wrote 1 year ago: A new memorial plaque has been unveiled at Llanelli District Cemetery for a local soldier who died i … more →
Grants now available for repair of war memorials in Scotland
ukniwm wrote 1 year ago: A new grants scheme is being launched today by Historic Scotland and War Memorials Trust. Funding w … more →
A new memorial for Southwater?
ukniwm wrote 1 year ago: A Second World War veteran, Bob Piper, is leading calls for a new war memorial to be erected in Sout … more →
Plan for memorial to England rugby player killed in WW2
ukniwm wrote 1 year ago: Plans are underway to erect a memorial in Ipswich to Prince Alexander Obolensky. Obolensky was the … more →
Oddfellows memorial comes home
ukniwm wrote 1 year ago: One enquiry we receive from time to time is the request for help identifying where a memorial origin … more →
Taking memorial surveys to new heights
ukniwm wrote 1 year ago: It’s recommended that war memorials be surveyed regularly to inspect their condition and ident … more →
Mapperley Colliery memorial rescued and rededicated
ukniwm wrote 1 year ago: In contrast to some recent cases of theft and demolition of memorials we have learnt of a success st … more →
