Memorials Cloisters Westminster Abbey

In the Cloisters of Westminster Abbey are numerous memorials

Remember
THE OLD
CONTEMPTIBLES
The British Expeditionary Force
which served in Flanders
within range of the enemy
mobile artillery between 5 August and 22 November
1914
At the First Battle of Ypres
their stand against a force of ten
times their number prevented
the German advance against the
Channel Ports
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Ian Fraser
Baron Fraser of Lonsdale C.H. C.B.E.
1897-1974
Blinded in the Battle of the Somme
in 1916, for half a century he served
his country in both Houses of Parl-
iament championed the cause of
ex-servicemen and women and
inspired the blind of many nations
by his leadership as Chairman of
St. Dunstans"
( Originally called the Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Care Committee in 1915, it became St Dunstan's and is now known as Blind Veterans UK)
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"Special Operation Executive
In memory of
the members of all nationalities of
S.O.E.
who sustained the spirit of resistance
and gave their lives for the liberation
of the occupied countries
1940-1945."
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"G.C.H.Q.
Recognising service at home and abroad
Protecting the United Kingdom since 1909"
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The Coastal Command Memorial was unveiled on March 16th, 2004 in the Southern Cloister of Westminster Abbey at the 60th Anniversary of the Battle for the Atlantic. It comemmorates the efforts of Coastal Command, since its institution.
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A memorial within Westminster Abbey commemorates the soldiers of the Queen's Westminster Volunteers who gave their lives in the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902).

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Source

• Text: Sharky Ward & Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward (1, 2, 3, 4), Wilco Vermeer (5), Mhs (6)