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Are there any other Memorials to the Falklands' casualties?

 

Are there any other Memorials to the Falklands' casualties?

Yes.

From the two names engraved on Accrington's WW1/2 memorial, through the Falklands Stone in Aldershot cemetery (near the Warrenpoint bench) and the "Yomping Cabbagehead" at the RM museum to the cairns on South Georgia (9 Sqn RE and probably others) there are quite a few.

dave

 

Packs of marauding bootnecks in Pompey's pubs ... ... had been bent from day one...:.


Was going to pass a flippant comment here, but decided against it!

I agree about the statue though. It's certainly one of the better modern memorials.

Dave

 

Does anyone know if Panzer CMD Ottro Carius is still alive? I was told he passed away, can anyone confirm this please? Thanks in advance.

 

Does anyone know if Panzer CMD Ottro Carius is still alive? I was told he passed away, can anyone confirm this please? Thanks in advance.

Last I know was a couple of years back and he was still alive (and still working?) then. If he died recently though, I couldn't say.

However, I very much doubt that, even if he has died, that he'll be found on any of the Falklands War memorials that this thread is about!!!

dave

 

Yes.

From the two names engraved on Accrington's WW1/2 memorial, through the Falklands Stone in Aldershot cemetery (near the Warrenpoint bench) and the "Yomping Cabbagehead" at the RM museum to the cairns on South Georgia (9 Sqn RE and probably others) there are quite a few.

dave


Lets not forget the men of 22 sas who went down in the sea king, they have their names on the clock in hereford

 

Do you know his name, Owen?

 

Lets not forget the men of 22 sas who went down in the sea king, they have their names on the clock in hereford

None are being forgotten, it's just that there are too many to list but dedicated Falklands memorials are fewer.

Anyway, here's the one-man memorial at Bodelwyddan...

 

...and his grave in the churchyard outside...

 

While I'm at it .... Accrington's additions...

 

A couple of sites worth mentioning:

Falkland Islands - A history of the 1982 conflict

SAMA(82) - The Association for all holders of the South Atlantic Medal for Service during the Falklands War in 1982

 

Ah! Killed with the famous Stuart Mclaughlin! A real Para's Para that one! (been told some very good stories of him by a few who knew him). A shame that they survived the battle of Mt.Longdon only to be killed after it had been taken.

Because of "red tape" surrounding a little controversy , Mclaughlin was denied the "rather high" gallantry award that he deserved and was put forward for. Unfortunately, the recommendation never left the hill.

Dave.

 

A couple of sites worth mentioning:

Falkland Islands - A history of the 1982 conflict

SAMA(82) - The Association for all holders of the South Atlantic Medal for Service during the Falklands War in 1982


The SAMA site is excellent. I've been visiting that one for a few years now and is a very worthwhile organisation. It's just a shame that it was necessary for such organisations to exist in the first place (there are several others very similar) because of the British government's adoption of their "Kipling's Tommy" attitude after the war! (mind you, it's always been the case )

Dave.

 

Are there any other Memorials to the Falklands' casualties?


One more I think I should mention (wasn't going to, but changed my mind)... Plaza San Martin, Buenos Aires - 649 names on 25 stone plaques incorporated into a curving wall - the Argentine "Vietnam Wall"!

Also , we should remember all those who survived the war only to die at their own hands in the years to follow - more died afterwards in this way than during the war - they aren't commemorated on any memorial.

Dave