Newsbot Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 A new government body could be created to register and maintain war memorials on the Isle of Man. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/7485185.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Blimey! 500 war memorials on the island - I never knew that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I assume they are including military graves. But better late than never, the one on the prom falls into disrepair very quickly and should be maintained in pristine condition. It seems to be quite unique and a suitable memorial and reminder of the futility of war! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Many memorials are actually un-noticed eg the various Rolls of Honour that were produced on a preprinted sheet (there was one in Salisbury St Methodist Hall) - Rodger Christian was the one-man band behind locating many of these - a partial list of 170 is at http://www.manxnotebook.com/history/military/wm_list.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I assume they are including military graves. But better late than never, the one on the prom falls into disrepair very quickly and should be maintained in pristine condition. It seems to be quite unique and a suitable memorial and reminder of the futility of war! I think it could well be that the War Memorial on the prom is quite unique, it is certainly bigger than many memorials I have seen in England (Cenotaph, excepted, of course). Without wanting to be flippant or precious, one of the most symbolic aspects of it to me is the habitual presence of a seagull atop the soldier's helmet; it is a nice mixture of the hewn memorial of someone fettered by war and military, social and political protocol, enduringly supporting countless generations of the free and unfettered. It just works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartT Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I assume they are including military graves. But better late than never, the one on the prom falls into disrepair very quickly and should be maintained in pristine condition. It seems to be quite unique and a suitable memorial and reminder of the futility of war! I think it could well be that the War Memorial on the prom is quite unique, it is certainly bigger than many memorials I have seen in England (Cenotaph, excepted, of course). Without wanting to be flippant or precious, one of the most symbolic aspects of it to me is the habitual presence of a seagull atop the soldier's helmet; it is a nice mixture of the hewn memorial of someone fettered by war and military, social and political protocol, enduringly supporting countless generations of the free and unfettered. It just works. You mean like his real life compatriots, he gets sh1t on from a great height?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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