War Memorials Outside of the UK

Discussion in 'War Cemeteries & War Memorial Research' started by von Poop, Nov 13, 2012.

  1. Recce_Mitch

    Recce_Mitch Very Senior Member

  2. Enigma1003

    Enigma1003 Member

    I was recently at this small memorial, which has a rather unusual story.
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    It is at Kiwa Cho in Japan, and was built by the local villagers in memory of the 16 British POWs who died whilst captives.
    It is still maintained by the locals and regularly has flowers placed on it.
    The mens official graves are at Yokohama, but the locals do not believe their ashes were ever removed from this site.
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  3. Owen

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    Blimey, I never thought I'd see one like that.
    Thanks very much for posting the Japanese memorial.
    Good on the locals for remembering our dead.
     
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  4. teletypeman

    teletypeman Senior Member

    Hi Folks
    Here are two WW2 memorials from the MN state capitol grounds. I have more photos of the memorial and the ones for the Korean conflict and Vietnam war. About two blocks away from the capitol is the Civil war memorial, I have photos of that also. If anyone wants me to post all of these I can, just let me know. I do not want to step on toes, as I know this is a WW2 forum, I will stick to that. Please bear with me as my photo skills and knowledge of photo downloading are not good.
    I also want comment on the Memorial in Japan. It was shocking to see that, but I am glad to see it. Forgive each other as nations yes, but forget what happened and the cost Never!
    I also want to comment that I have not seen a WW1 memorial in MN. Where my parents are from in Mississippi there is a very nice one of a Dough Boy. The small granite wall around the WW2 memorial in the picture has a bronze plaque for each war starting with the Civil war. The plaque photo(second one) is the one for WW2. In the center there are plaque/posters of MN contributions to the war. All these are in front of the Mn state Veterans Office.
    Regards
    Ttyman
     

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  5. Owen

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    I seem to have quite a collection of French memorials.
    Just looking back at album of pics from our trip to Disneyland Paris in Feb 2003.
    This is the memorial at Brie-comte-Robert where our hotel was.
     

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  6. teletypeman

    teletypeman Senior Member

    Here are a few more of the WW2 memorial in St.Paul. The POW one is in front of a 20 ft Fir. The others are of and from the actual WW2 memorial. It appears to me like you are coming out of a landing craft at one end(looking back at the Vets building) and going up a beachhead at the other end(looking at the capitol). There are two flag poles and a world globe and a state map included in all this. You could spend a few hours reading and looking at all this Memorial.The plaque is all the MN Medal of Honor Awardees.
    Regards
    Ttyman
     

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  7. teletypeman

    teletypeman Senior Member

    Got this as an E-mail a while back. I meant to post it yesterday. While Deer Hunting this year over Veteran's Day, read a small town newspaper about this and one of the vet mentioned in the article is an Arizona Survivor. It made me think of this again. Hopefully this will work when it is done. Also hope someone has not posted it before.
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    Regards
    Ttyman
     
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  8. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    Not a War Memorial per se but this is a good enough thread as any to place it in - basically it shows some of the joys of researching individuals who served in WW2

    The photo was taken in a cemetery in Heathcote, Victoria, Australia and I initially thought it would be a no-brainer.

    But when I checked the nominal roll of Aussie WW2 service personnel there was no Leslie, Alfred James recorded. A quick check of the Ryerson Index (of death / burial notices) showed that the details tallied - LESLIE, Alfred James (Jim). Death notice 04NOV2001 - aged 87 at Heathcote Hospital. Herald Sun (Melbourne) 06NOV2001

    Over to the National Archives to search by name and there is a digitised card for service in the pre-war militia "Leslie, Alfred James; Army Number - 189670; Date of birth - 24 July 1913" Contents date range 1932 - 1946

    But looking at the card shows notations appearing to change the sequence of his first names - (2) Alfred James (1).

    Searching for the revised variant shows a bunch of files for "LESLIE JAMES ALFRED : Service Number - VX39459 : Date of birth - 24 Jul 1913 : Place of birth - BLENHEIM NEW ZEALAND : Place of enlistment - ROYAL PARK VIC : Next of Kin - LESLIE LILIAN" & A22 [application for a commission] - Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 James Alfred Leslie (he is on the WW2 roll with this name & number and he served until 1956).



    Nothing earth-shattering I suppose, but it makes me vaguely curious which way is recorded on his birth certificate or if he just preferred one sequence over the other (and he much preferred to be called Jim anyway).
     

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  9. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    A few useful websites to search for Australian War Memorials (apologies if already mentioned)

    http://monumentaustralia.org.au/

    The number of monuments currently recorded is 20307 (not just War Memorials but covers cultural monuments and commemorations erected for natural or technological disasters etc).

    http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw.gov.au/

    Register of War Memorials in NSW

    http://www.tributesofhonour.info/

    Register of War Memorials in South Australia

    http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/Pages/Home.aspx

    Register of War Memorials in Queensland
     
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  10. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    RAAF 116129 Leonard Victor Teague born 6 March 1923 - served from 17 Sept 1942 and discharged 6 February 1946 (died 6 January 1955 aged 31 years). Last posting was 33 Squadron.

    I recently received a request (from forum member Spidge) to see if I had any idea where a particular remembrance plaque was located in Adelaide – I used to live there and still have family there too.

    His family had received a photograph of the plaque some time ago but had no idea where they had found it or where in Adelaide it was situated.

    Fortunately enough I was just about to visit Adelaide myself on family business and I thought this would be a simple matter to chase up.

    Not so. In spite of extensive Google searches I could find no hint of where it might be. I asked members of the Defence community in Adelaide plus the local RAAF Association branch and the SA RSL (Returned Service League). The RSL was not sure of where it could be but provided a valuable clue as to a possibility.

    After a lot of searching (both on the ground and on the computer) I eventually found the location of the plaque, but not the specific one required as I had run out of time by that point.

    The correct title is the Burbridge Road Boulevard of Honour which is now on Sir Donald Bradman Drive following the re-naming of the road a few years ago. It was put in place during the Australia Remembers 1945 – 1995 commemorations by the Mayor of West Torrens - himself a WW2 veteran and related to a Sandakan death march victim (memorial at Port Wakefield).

    http://monumentaustralia.org.au/monument_display.php?id=97551&image=0

    Attached is an image of the memorial plaque for Len Teague and a photo of his grave which I also visited.
     

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  11. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    Burbridge Road Boulevard of Honour (Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Hilton / Cowandilla)



    I managed to photograph 27 of the memorial markers – some plaques had two or three brothers commemorated on them. I would estimate that there are about 200 plaques along the road presuming it continues in both directions until the next major intersection.

    I have only added a few of the photos as representative of the whole, but I have gathered what info I could on the names I did record. These are all servicemen from the area around the memorial.

    Two of the brothers ended up as POWs of the Japanese, only one of them returned home.


    Sapper KELVIN AMOS CORBELL SX28352 (S38658) of 10 A A TPS COY
    Corporal GARFIELD REGINALD LAMPSHIRE SX21362 (S44909) of "Z" Special Unit
    RON COOK RAAF (Might be LAC COOK, RONALD 45249 of 12 Local Air Supply Unit served 1941 – 1946)
    Lieutenant GORDON JOHN MATES SX13695 of 2/10 Australian Infantry Battalion
    Captain WILLIAM ARTHUR MATES (BILL MATES) SX10749 of 2/14 Field Regiment
    Private JEFFERY FREDERICK DOWLING (JEFFREY DOWLING) SX33811 of 41/2 Australian Infantry Battalion
    Craftsman LESLIE FRANK DOWLING (LESLEY DOWLING) SX19182 of 2 Aust Bulk Petrol Sto Coy
    Leading Aircraftman JOHN LEONARD BOLAND 442748 of 99 Squadron RAAF
    Leading Aircraftman JOHN CHARLES SCHMITT 115920 of 4 Aircraft Depot RAAF
    Sergeant GEORGE FREDERICK FROGLEY 121600 RAAF of Signals School
    Sergeant REGINALD THOMAS REED SX16851 of 1 N G INF BN (1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion)
    FREDERICK SEARLE ARMY 1940 – 1945 (unable to narrow this one down)
    Corporal GORDON CHARLES LEWIS S23070 of 29 Employment Company
    Staff Sergeant DONALD ELKIE MCLAREN SX16694 of 74 Camp Hospital (or)
    Private DONALD MALCOLM MCLAREN SX15535 of 10/48 Australian Infantry Battalion
    Sergeant ARTHUR JACK MEDLIN SX15009 (S15408) of 2/1 Fort Engineers – died as a POW 24 Jun 1944
    Lieutenant EDWIN HARRY MEDLIN SX13860 (S15401) of 2/1 Fort Coy RAE – POW – discharged 1946
    Leading Aircraftman ERIC WILKINSON MILNE 121939 of 12 Aircraft Repair Depot RAAF
    Private LINDSAY BRAY MILNE SX35601 (S38042) of 12 FD Bakery Pln
    Lance Sergeant ALBERT ARNOLD CRABB SX10069 of 8 Divisional Postal Unit – POW – discharged 1946
    Corporal CHARLES SPENCER SX5714 of 2/9 Australian General Hospital
    Warrant Officer Class 2 HENRY CHARLES JOSEPH SPENCER SX10825 of 2/9 Australian General Hospital
    Sergeant WILLIAM BERESFORD SPENCER (BILL SPENCER) SX2620 of 2/9 Australian Infantry Battalion
    Corporal GUY ALFRED PARSONS 122922 of H/Q NA (Headquarters Northern Area) RAAF
    Private LYLE WILLIAM STEPHENS SX18007 of 122 Australian General Transport Company
    Sapper LESLIE FRANCIS RAMM SX33394 of 2 Port Const Coy
    Private JOHN EDWARD CURNOW SX6325 of 2/43 Australian Infantry Battalion
    Leading Aircraftman ARTHUR JAMES COLBERT 141863 of 12 Aircraft Repair Depot RAAF
    ACTG ERA IV WILLIAM WILSON (BILL WILSON) PA5096 RAN of HMAS Torrens
    Sapper LORENZ LEONHARDT SIMON (LIONEL SIMON) SX17678 of 6 Australian Army Transport Company
    Warrant Officer Class 1 SYDNEY FREDERICK JOHN SHIPP SX5957 of 16 Australian Infantry Training Battalion
    Private LEONARD VINCENT KEANE SX27800 (S24309) of Det 1 Aust FD Censorship Coy
    Sergeant KENNETH ALEXANDER PASCALL SX22149 (S45184) of 83 Australian Supply Depot Platoon
    Lieutenant RAYMOND JOHNSTON SX22293 (305411, S11982) of 48 FLD BTY
     

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  12. KevinC

    KevinC Slightly wierd

    I'm surprised I missed this thread. I'll have to go through my photo archives and post some .
     
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  13. Rav4

    Rav4 Senior Member

    A couple from Chilliwack,British Columbia,Canada.

    Second one is Piper Richardson V.C.

    Will post pictures from the Sapper Memorial if I can find it.

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  14. The Cooler King

    The Cooler King Elite Member

    Here is an example of a Soviet Memorial for the "Great Patriotic War" that I took last year.
     

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  15. Owen

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    Here is an example of a Soviet Memorial for the "Great Patriotic War" that I took last year.
    where is that?
     
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  16. The Cooler King

    The Cooler King Elite Member

    Yaroslavl, which is a City located on the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. The City Centre is a World Heritage Site. The Assumption Cathedral is seen behind in the picture!.
     
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  17. The Cooler King

    The Cooler King Elite Member

    This is the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow....
    A number of memorials are there including the spire, (which is meant to be a huge Bayonet) and the Hall of Glory which features the names of the 11,800 recipitents of the Hero Of The Soviet Union. I spent most of the day there, there was so much to see!.
     

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  18. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    Just another grave of a WW2 RAAF member that I noticed while looking for those commemorated by the CWGC and the AWM ROH – he was discharged in January 1946 and died in September 1946

    As he is not officially commemorated, even though his death occurred during the period of eligibility, then the cause must not have been attributable to his service.

    There are plenty of personnel that are officially commemorated who died 2 or 3 years after they were discharged from service – for those personnel there must be a direct link between their service and their cause of death.


    Service Record

    Name - TIVER, BASLEY CLYDE

    Service - Royal Australian Air Force

    Service Number - 48144

    Date of Birth - 25 Dec 1900

    Date of Enlistment - 28 Apr 1942

    Next of Kin - TIVER, DOROTHEA

    Date of Discharge - 7 Jan 1946

    Rank - Corporal

    Posting at Discharge - 44 Operational Base Unit
     

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  19. Little Friend

    Little Friend Senior Member

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    These photographs were sent to me seven years ago by a chap in France.
    The Plaque says; In memory of the crew of Lancaster JB139 Dark Victor which fell into the bay of
    Douarnenez on 5 August 1944.
    Along the bottom it says; And the citizens of Douarnenez and it's area who helped survivors.
    The brother of William Wait unveiled the plaque.
    The Canadian Pilot Donald Cheney was also at the ceremony which took place June 6th 2004.
     
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  20. Little Friend

    Little Friend Senior Member

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    These photographs were sent to me from a chap in Sweden 1998. Sadly I can't remember what it says and have long-since lost the translation that came with them. Perhaps someone can understand it?
     
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