Sunday, October 27, 2013

The Gibraltar Memorial and 'Cross of Sacrifice'

1. The C.W.G.C. 'Cross of Sacrifice', Gibraltar (1)
(With the "Gibraltar Memorial" behind)
[Winston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar
2. The C.W.G.C. 'Cross of Sacrifice', Gibraltar (2)
(With the "Gibraltar Memorial" panels behind)
[Winston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar
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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Remembering Gibraltarans of WW1 and WW2

1. The Gibraltar (British) War Memorial
[Line Wall Road, Gibraltar]
2. Gibraltarian WW1 and WW2 Memorials
[Located in the lobby of Gibraltar's Parliament]
3. Gibraltar Defence Force Memorial
[Casemates Square, Gibraltar]
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Gibraltar Security Police WW2 Memorial

Gibraltar Security Police WW2 Memorial 
Located in the lobby of Gibraltar's Parliament
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Monday, October 21, 2013

Gibraltar's WW2 Fortifications

1. A.R.P. Shelter, Prince Edward's Road, Gibraltar
2. A.R.P. Shelter, Line Wall Road, Gibraltar
3. WW2 Pill Box, North Pavilion Road, Gibraltar
4. Illuminated panel about WW2, Harding's Battery
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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Four of Sikorski's final companions

1. Headstones of three of Sikorski's companions
[Gibraltar North Front Cemetery
2. Headstone of Brigadier J.P. Whiteley, OBE, TD, MP
[Gibraltar North Front Cemetery]
3. Headstone of Plk. Jan K.H. Gralewski, Polish Forces
[Gibraltar North Front Cemetery]
4. Headstone of Lt.-Col. Victor A. Cazalet, M.C., M.P.
[Gibraltar North Front Cemetery]

Buried elsewhere in Gibraltar North Front Cemetery is another of General Sikorski's final companions:

Warrant Officer Lewis Zalsberg, D.F.M., R.A.F.V.R.

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

An SOE eye-witness to Sikorski's death

1. View towards North Front, Gibraltar & Spain
[From one end of the Great Siege Tunnels]
2. The Sikorski Memorial plaques (in English & Polish)
WWII Tunnels, Gibraltar  
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Friday, October 18, 2013

Sikorski's Memorial at Europa Point, Gibraltar

1. The Sikorski Memorial, Europa Point, Gibraltar
[Re-dedicated at this location in July 2013]
2. The Sikorski Memorial Plaque, Europa Point.
[Donated by the Royal Air Force, Gibraltar]
3. The Polish commemorative tablet, Europa Point
[Donated by the Republic of Poland, 4 July 2013]
4. Names of the Gibraltar plane crash victims
[Written in Polish and English]
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Sikorski Memorial, Gibraltar's Catholic Cathedal

1. General Sikorski's Memorial
(Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned, Gibraltar)

[Commemorating his lying-in-state]
2. The Black Madonna of Częstochowa (top)
General Sikorski's memorial plaque (below)

[Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned, Gibraltar]
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Sunday, October 13, 2013

'Operation Torch' commemorative tablet, Gibraltar

1. The American War Memorial & Arch, Gibraltar
[Line Wall Road, Gibraltar]
2. American War Memorial & 'Operation Torch' tablet
[From Reclamation Road, Gibraltar]
3. 'Operation Torch' tablet, Gibraltar
[Unveiled on 7 November 1998]
4. First U.S. Mediterranean Squadron tablet
[Richard Dale's Squadron from the 1st Barbary War]
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Saturday, October 12, 2013

HMS Illustrious (R87) during WW2

Postcard of HMS Illustrious (R87)
The above souvenir postcard shows a photograph of the former Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R87) which saw service during WW2. Her crew gave her the name "Lusty" and she was in service between 1940 and 1956. This photograph was taken in March 1947.

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