2014

SK1814 : The South Atlantic Medal Association Memorial

taken 10 years ago, near to Alrewas, Staffordshire, England

The South Atlantic Medal Association Memorial
The South Atlantic Medal Association Memorial
South Atlantic Medal Association memorial was completed in 2012 for the 30th anniversary of the Falklands conflict LinkExternal link . It is very similar to the memorial at the Blue Beach Cemetery in San Carlos LinkExternal link , where some of the British casualties are buried.

Flanking the main memorial tablet, there are six additional tablets which have engraved on them the cap badges of the forces which made up the Task Force that recaptured the Islands after the Argentinian invasion in 1982.

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SK1814, 1478 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 20 September, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 7 October, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1839 1458 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:43.7132N 1:43.7475W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1839 1455
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