The Australian War Memorial, London
© Will Pearson 2009
Remembrance Day 2003 saw the opening ceremony for the Australian War Memorial in London. The unveiling was by Her Majesty the Queen, Tony Blair and the Australian Prime Minister John Howard in front of a huge crowd of Australians, including 25 Australian war veterans.
The memorial serves as a tribute to the Australian military personnel who served in World War I and World War II. The statistics are sobering:
In WWI, 330,000 Australians served overseas. Of these, 60,000 died, 152,000 were wounded, 4,000 were taken prisoner (and of these, 395 died in captivity).
In WWII, 993,000 Australians served overseas. Of these, 27,073 died, 23,477 were wounded, 30,560 were taken prisoner (and of these, 8,296 died in captivity).
Source: National Archives of Australia
The memorial to the Australians who served in the world wars stands at Hyde Park Corner in Knightsbridge and is an imposing sight. Water cascades across the grey-green West Australian granite, onto which is carved the names of 23,844 towns of origin of the service men and women. The carved towns then make up the names of 47 of the battles in which the Australians served.
To visit the memorial, you can travel to Hyde Park Corner station via tube. You can also click here to view the fullscreen 360 war memorial virtual tour.
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