Bermuda Cenotaph - Hamilton, Bermuda
Posted by: neoc1
N 32° 17.562 W 064° 46.885
20S E 332260 N 3574273
The Bermuda Cenotaph is located in front of the Cabinet Building on Front Street in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Waymark Code: WMMQBH
Location: Bermuda
Date Posted: 10/25/2014
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The Bermuda Cenotaph is a memorial to those from Bermuda who died during the World War I and World War II. The cenotaph is an exact replica of the Cenotaph located at Whitehall in London, England.
The Bermuda Cenotaph was built in 1920 of limestone blocks. The monument is 35' tall. On each side are carved wreaths. On the front and the back are three flags that represent the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and British Army. saluting the sacrifice of the brave soldiers.
The left side of the Cenotaph has the following inscriptions:
MCM
XIV
THE
GLORIOUS
DEAD
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
The right side has the following inscriptions:
MCM
XIX
THE
GLORIOUS
DEAD
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
A bronze plaque at ground level on the front of the Cenotaph is inscribed:
THIS FOUNDATION
WAS LAID BY
H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES
ON THE
1ST OF OCTOBER 1920