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Animals in War Memorial
Monument aux animaux de guerre - Monument voor de oorlogsdieren
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Localisation de ce monument - Situering van het monument: Intersection de Upper Brook Street et Hyde Park. Kruising Upper Brook Street en Hyde Park. Coordonnées GPS - GPS-coördinaten: +51°30'39.74", +0°09'27.07". Inscriptions sur le monument - Opschriften op het monument: "ANIMALS IN WAR THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE ANIMALS THAT SERVED AND DIED ALONGSIDE BRITISH AND ALLIED FORCES IN WARS AND CAMPAIGNS THROUGHOUT TIME THEY HAD NO CHOICE" "FOR GALLANTRY WE ALSO SERVED THE P.D.S.A. DICKIN MEDAL THE ANIMAL VICTORIA CROSS" "MANY AND VARIOUS ANIMALS WERE EMPLOYED TO SUPPORT THE BRITISH AND ALLIED FORCES IN WARS AND CAMPAIGNS OVER THE CENTURIES, AND AS A RESULT MILLIONS DIED FROM THE PIGEON TO THE ELEPHANT. THEY ALL PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN EVERY REGION OF THE WORLD.IN THE CAUSE OF HUMAN FREEDOM. THEIR CONTRIBUTION MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN" "HIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2004 BY H.R.H. THE PRINCESS ROYAL .KG. KT PATRON OF THE ANIMALS IN WAR MEMORIAL FUND" "THE BUILDING OF THIS MONUMENT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS PUBLIC DONATIONS. PRINCIPAL BENEFACTORS THE ESTATE OF PAUL HELLUM, WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, PET GROUP, R.S.P.C.A. CADOGAN CHARITY, DOGS HOME BATTERSEA, AMALGAMATION OF RACING PIGEONS, P.D.S.A. WILIAM PEARS GROUP, GEOFFREY KAYLE FOUNDATION, HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY, SUNLEY FOUNDATION, AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, A.S.P.C.A. H.P.H SIR STANLEY AND LADYCLARKE, KALE FOUNDATION, PATRICK DOHERTY, LORD LEVERHOLME TRUST, H.S.O.S. MICHAEL STONE, MRS ANNETTE PHILLIPS, THE KENNEL CLUB, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, JILLY COOPER.O.B.E. ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, VETENARY CORPS, EVA RAUSING, BLUE CROSS KIRSTON RAUSING SIR ANTHONY BAMFORD,MR & MRS CHARLES WATTS, IRISH TERRIER ASSOCIATION, SPA WAY, JUNE MAKEPEACE AND FAMILY, HAMPTON NTL, MARGARET LEAFE" Ce monument ne comporte pas de noms - Er staan geen namen op deze monument |
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