Bermuda: Cenotaph - Hamilton, Bermuda

Cenotaph

Hamilton, Bermuda

Bermuda Cenotaph

London Cenotaph

N 32° 17.562 W 064° 46.885

Short Description: 

The Bermuda Cenotaph is located in front of the Cabinet Building on Front Street in Hamilton, Bermuda. it is an exact replica of the British Cenotaph, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, which is  located at Whitehall in London, England.

Long Description:

The Bermuda Cenotaph is a memorial to those from Bermuda who died during the World War I and World War II. It 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