2009

SP4173 : Inscriptions on the memorial to the 29th Division

taken 15 years ago, near to Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England

Inscriptions on the memorial to the 29th Division
Inscriptions on the memorial to the 29th Division
The convoluted dedication commemorates the review of the Division by King George V before its departure for Gallipoli in March 1915. It makes no mention of the 250,000 Allied troops who died in the space of nine months in the disastrous Gallipoli campaign, before the evacuation completed in January 1916. Memories were still fresh; anger and resentment had not subsided. From reports of the time it is clear that people understood that this was a memorial to those who died so pointlessly. The Turkish losses were even greater: 251,000 men killed at Gallipoli. SP4173 : War Memorial at Stretton-on-Dunsmore and SP4173 : Memorial to the 29th Division, dedicated 1921

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SP4173, 48 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Robin Stott   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 30 May, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 7 August, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 414 732 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:21.3184N 1:23.6136W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 414 732
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