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2020 vision: Day 228
The Burma Railway Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum. Today was the 75th... more

VJ Day at the National Memorial Arboretum (1)
The Polar Bear Memorial was the first monument and sculpture to be placed at the... more

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The Toc H Memorial. For an explanation of their work see... more

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The Phantom Memorial http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/28/a6115628.shtml

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The Greek Grove... more

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Memorial to The Queen's Royal Hussars... more

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For the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards see... more

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These plaques are by individual trees throughout the site Royal Horse Guards... more

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Memorial to the Royal Leicestershire Regiment... more

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For Hodgson's service record see... more

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The Logistic Grove https://6oclocktrain.com/national-arboretum-staffordshire/

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I also recommend this place for a visit... more

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For more about the Royal Tank Regiment see... more

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Also see... more

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The Polish war Memorial

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The Hand of Peace... more

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The RAMC memorial

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Wartime Nursing Memorial... more

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Path alongside the river within the National Forest https://www.nationalforest.org/

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A RAMC VJ Day at the National Memorial Arboretum (222) stone by a grove

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The monument to the 307 servicemen shot at dawn during the First World War... more

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I have just read 8 of the 307 biographies of the men shot at dawn, all teribly... more

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The Not Forgotten Association https://thenotforgotten.org/

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Airborne Forces Memorial

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Memorial to the Essex Regiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_Regiment

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Memorial to the Royal Corps of Signals... more

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Looking towards the central feature, The Armed Forces Memorial... more

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Bastion Memorial https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-history-of-the-bastion-memorial

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Memorial to the Royal Canadian Air Force... more

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Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._8_Group_RAF

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The two bases shown are RAF Locking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Locking and... more

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The two bases commemorated are RAF Eastchurch... more

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Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_York%27s_Royal_Military_School

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Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSAFA

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Also see... more

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The Prisoner of War Memorial https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/254047

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Memorial to World War Two Evacuees... more

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Approaching the central memorial

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Circulatory path around the central memorial

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In the middle of the central memorial

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The outer ring at the central memorial

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View from the top of the central memorial

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The RUC Garden- each stone bears the name of a police station

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National Memorial to Scouting

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At the end here is going to be a national police memorial

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The Ulster Ash Grove https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253995/

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The Ulster Special Constabulary Memorial

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This memorial is for all those that serve on British Yard Mine Sweepers

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The train was sadly not in use on the day of my visit as all hands were required... more

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Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Observer_Corps

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The Guinea Pig Club Memorial... more

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Also see https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/18259

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Also see VJ Day at the National Memorial Arboretum (426)

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Memorial for the London and Lancashire Insurance Company... more

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Memorial garden created by RAFA https://www.rafa.org.uk/members-3/branches-and-clubs/

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Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loadmaster

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For more about The Goldstars see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._31_Squadron_RAF

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For more about No IX Bomber Squadron see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._9_Squadron_RAF

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Memorial to the Flight Engineers https://raffeaea.com/

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Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Police

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Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._11_Squadron_RAF

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Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._30_Squadron_RAF

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For more about 101 Squadron see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._101_Squadron_RAF

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For more about No 101 see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._101_Squadron_RAF

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The Fusiliers Memorial

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Without knowing it I had strayed too close to the royal party... more

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Also see... more

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Also see... more

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The Wrens Garden

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Also see... more

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A fitting photo for image no 500- Britain's smallest bird, the symbol of the WRNS... more

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Also see https://www.rucgcfoundation.org/background/

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For more about the Loch Class Frigates Association see https://www.lochclassfrigates.com/

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Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle-class_corvette

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Falklands Memorial https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18135404

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If you look carefully the big screen it is showing people looking at the Burma... more

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Looking from the Postal Garden towards the Exhibition Centre

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Garden for the Royal Artillery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Artillery

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Garden for the Royal Artillery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Artillery

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Looking into the garden dedicated to the Royal Engineers... more

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Also see https://www.innerwheel.co.uk/

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The Fire Service Garden

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Giffard Avenue

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Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Regiment

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For more about The Royal Hampshire Regiment see... more

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Also see https://www.italystarassociation.org.uk/

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Memorial to those British men who did their National Service... more

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Diadem Cruisers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diadem-class_cruiser Dido Cruisers... more

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The HMS Nelson and HMS Kandahar Memorial HMS Neptune... more

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The nerve centre for the VJ 75th international feed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53786610

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Also see https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/archivesheet71

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For more about The Honourable Company of Master Mariners, who created this... more

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For more on The Gallipoli Campaign see https://www.britannica.com/event/Gallipoli-Campaign

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The memorial to all those affected by terrorism

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Memorial placed by the Spiritualists' National Union

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Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenian_Association

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Fleet Air Arm Memorial

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The Gulf War Memorial

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The Lions Shelter

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For more about the Order of St John see https://www.stjohninternational.org/theorder

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The National Association of Memorial Masons Display begins with a primitive memorial

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The National Association of Memorial Masons Display contains this example of an... more

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A garden containing examples of the many types of memorials they produce

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A garden containing examples of the many types of memorials the National... more

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The Army Commandos Memorial

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For more about this organisation see http://www.nmbva.co.uk/

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Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Police

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These people are dismantling all the extra equipment needed to cater for the VJ 75... more

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The chairs were socially distanced for the celebration at which The Prime Minister... more

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Socially distanced chairs after the VJ 75th... more

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Packing away all the extra equipment needed to put on such an international... more

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See here for a history of RAF apprentices http://www.rafapprentices.co.uk/

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A memorial to those killed at Faulds Munitions Stores in 1944... more

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For more about the Auxiliary Territorial Service see... more

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For more about the Suez Veterans' Association see... more

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The Suez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis Memorial

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Note the chairs, socially distanced after the VJ 75 Commemoration... more

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The Changi Lychgate... more

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The National Federation of Far East Prisoner of War Clubs and Associations (NFFCA)... more

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The visitors are examining flowers sent from Burma to celebrate the visit of The... more

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Ourtside broadcast vans beaming the VJ 75 celebration to a watching world... more

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Looking towards a section of the Burma Railway

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This is an exact rebuild of a Japanese Prisoner of War Hut

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or more about the "Y" see https://www.ymca.org.uk/

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The Free Spirit Memorial http://www.freespiritmemorial.co.uk/our-mission

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Also see https://www.combinedops.com/

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The Christmas Truce Shelter... more

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The people in the lime green shirts are volunteers. This gentleman was a teacher like me.

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Farewell, NMA: the best place I've ever visited

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And thank you NMA, I loved it!