War Memorial
Where is it?
The War Memorial for the City of Bath is located just outside the
Rivers Gate entrance to
Royal Victoria
Park.
When was it erected?
The war memorial was erected in 1923 to a design of Sir Reginald
Blomfield. The centrepiece is the Cross of Sacrifice, a design erected
at many military cemeteries and memorials across the world [
Forsyth 2003]:
In the foreground of the photograph are tablets commemorating those
civilians who died during the air raids in World War II (for details
see the
Baedeker Raids page).
Behind the cross are tablets containing the names of those from Bath
who died in service to their country, together with two dedication
tablets (for details see the
Dedications
page).
The upper level contains five tablets for those who fell in World War I
(for details see the
World War I
page):
The lower level contains five tablets commemorating those who fell
in World War II (for details see the World
War
II
page):
To the extreme right is a recent plaque commemorating those who died in
more recent conflicts (for details see the
recent conflicts page).
Location of War Memorial:
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