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Although listing the names of dead soldiers on memorials had started with the Boer Wars, this practice was only systematically adopted after World War I, with the establishment of the Imperial War Graves Commission, which was later renamed the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Due to the rapid movement of forces in the early stages of the war ...
Approximately 2 million Germans and 1.3 million Frenchmen died during the war; 720,000 British soldiers died, 117,000 American soldiers were killed, and 61,000 Canadian, 60,000 Australian, and 18,000 New Zealand servicemen also died. [16] On the Eastern front, 300,000 Romanians died. [17]
Finch Hatton War Memorial; First World War Honour Board, Lands Administration Building; First World War Honour Board, National Australia Bank (308 Queen Street) Forest Hill War Memorial; Gair Park; Gayndah War Memorial; Goombungee War Memorial; Goomeri Hall of Memory; Goomeri War Memorial Clock; Goondiwindi War Memorial; Greenmount War Memorial
The British were coming, and Bucks homeowners had to roll out the red carpet and foot the bill, no questions asked Redcoats of Revolutionary times had Bucks County citizens pay for army of ...
The memorial does of course record many of the soldiers who died on 1 July, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Indeed, it is reckoned that 90% of the names recorded were men lost in the 1916 battle. The memorial was built between 1928 and 1932 and unveiled by the Prince of Wales on 31 July 1932.
Around the picture the legend reads (in capitals) "He died for freedom and honour", or for the approximately 600 plaques issued to commemorate women, "She died for freedom and honour". [1] They were initially made at the Memorial Plaque Factory, 54/56 Church Road, Acton, W3, London [2] from 1919. Early Acton-made plaques did not have a number ...
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which incorporates 139 cemeteries and memorials on the Western Front of the First World War. On 20 September 2023, UNESCO designated the locations as a World Heritage site. [1] [2]
Pages in category "American military personnel killed in World War I" The following 153 pages are in this category, out of 153 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .