Tyne Cot Cemetery (iii) The Memorial Wall
Posted in War Graves, War Memorials at 12:00 on 9 July 2016
View towards Memorial Wall:-
The northern wall of Tyne Cot Cemetery is a sweeping curve. On it are engraved the names of those soldiers of the British Empire who died in the Ypres Salient after 15/8/1917 as it was found that on completion the Menin Gate was not large enough to contain all the names from the Ypres battles.
The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing contains 33,783 names of soldiers of the UK forces, plus a further 1,176 New Zealanders (stitch of two photos):-
West End of Memorial Wall:-
Cross of Sacrifice and Graves, with Memorial Wall to right:-
A central apse in the main Memorial Wall is dedicated solely to soldiers from New Zealand:-
New Zealanders Memorial Dedication:-
Tags: First World War, the Great War, Tyne Cot Cemetery, World War 1, WW1, WWI, Ypres Salient
Denis Cullinan
9 July 2016 at 20:37
Congratulations Jack on your cycle of photographs in memory of the sacrifices made during a terrible war. My mother’s uncle lost his life in WWI. The Kaiser gave him a nice Iron Cross. Thanks for nothing, Mr. Kaiser.
jackdeighton
9 July 2016 at 21:47
Denis,
Too many people received an Iron Cross or VC or whatever only after they had paid the ultimate price.
Sadly there are yet more photographs to come.