Town / Village War Memorials

In 1897 King Mwanga of the "Ugandan" protectorate rebelled whether or not the mutiny of presumably British Soudanese Troops in the same year my 1901 Chambers encyclopedia does not say. "discovered" 1862 , missionaries admitted 1877 and a British protectorate in 1894. there is a story here that is forgotten or shoved under a carpet.
this neglected partly illegible and ignored monument is a missed opportunity for the good burghers of Oxford who have lately been fighting on behalf of Rhodes to erect a plaque putting it in the perspective of Britains imperial History.It Stands in the centre of Oxford Facing the busy Westgate shopping centre. [/attachment]

This memorial is at St Stephens ,in Redditch Town centre and shows its relevancy to now with a small plaque added for a casualty of the recent Afghan campaign.

This modest memorial (one of many that draw on the theme of sacrifice).is in the tranquil church yard at the Worcestershire village of Feckenham near Redditch.

These were taken in the Worcestershire village of Hanbury www.hanburyvillage.co.uk and show the well maintained memorial garden.

Close to The Whittington Barracks in Staffordshire is the village of Hopwas this memorial is in the Churchyard of St Chads

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I took these Wednesday 24-01-18 down the New Kent road, London SE1. Been going up and down past this place for ages now without seeing these plaques, yesterday I called at the garage opposite and saw them for the first time. Also the first that I have seen the Americans mentioned on a WW1 Memorial.

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It's a very busy dual-carriageway and this was the closest that I could get.

This small memorial is by Birminghams Lickey Hills at the junction of Monument road and the Old Birmingham Road . close by is the monument that explains how the Worcestershire Regiment became "The Queens Own" ,also nearby is a fountain and horse trough commemorating King Edward II's coronation.

The Rubery British Legion is on Birmingham's Southern extremity and proudly remembers.

this is in Central Park Peterborough and whereas many Great war memorials are tinged with sadness this reference to the Somme has always made me smile



The inscription reads:

Our Jimmy
Born on The Somme June 1916
Mascot of the 1st Scottish Rifles
Died 10 May 1943
Bought by Mrs Heath in 1920
To give him a good home
And to promote interest in the RSPCA

Details here: www.peterboroughww1.co.uk/jimmy-the-donkey/