Sunday 31 March 2013

Bomber Command and Women of World War 2 Memorials

 The Bomber Command Memorial overlooking Green Park

'This memorial is dedicated to the 55,573 Airmen from The United Kingdom British Commonwealth & Allied Nations who served in RAF Bomber Command & lost their lives over the course of the Second World War.'
The aircrew statue.

Grey Granite's father served as a navigator and instructor  and her mother was in the WAAF so this, and the visit to the Women of WW2 Memorial  was something of a pilgrimage.



The controversial Women of World War 2 Memorial close to the cenotaph in Whitehall.
The memorial was unveiled by the Queen on 9 July 2005 and depicts 17 empty jackets and uniforms symbolising the work done by women during the war. It commemorates all the women who served in any capacity during the second world war, often in jobs which they had to relinquish once men had returned home.

The Tank Regiment Memorial



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