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Battlefield Cross – Wikipedia

There is a bronze sculpture of the Battlefield Cross at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8900, 3585 N. Blythe Ave., Fresno, California. The artist who created it is also a veteran. The plaque at the base reads: "The Fallen Veteran Memorial." [citation needed] There is a Battlefield Cross Memorial at La Sierra Military Academy. References

What is a Battlefield Cross? (with pictures) – wisegeek.com

A battlefield cross, or fallen soldier battle cross, is a memorial to a fallen or missing soldier, consisting of the soldier's boots, bayonet, helmet, rifle, and sometimes dog tags. As the name implies, it is generally erected at or near the field of battle, allowing the soldier's comrades to pay their respects and to begin to process the loss.

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Navy Memorial Memorial Park Beaumont Hamel War Memorials Military Uniforms Newfoundland World War I Military History Wwi World War One Newfoundland Dogs Military Coats Warriors Forwards The magnificent memorial to the Highland Division, located within the Newfoundland Memorial Park at Beaumont Hamel, scene of the Division's action in November 1916.

Fallen Soldier Battle Cross by Richard Rist | Fallen Soldier …

This arrangement is also known as a Battlefield Cross or a Battle Cross. Description We decided that our war memorial statue would recreate the same ceremonial arrangement the soldiers do themselves in the battlefield. We wanted a monument that would make you stop and think for a minute about the real cost of war.

The battlefield cross | National Museum of American History

The configuration of the rifle pointed downward with a helmet perched on the stock was a more common sight during World War I and World War II. While the battlefield cross still acted as marker so that the Graves Registration Service personnel could remove the body for burial, it also began to serve as a memorial.

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The battlefield cross fallen soldier memorial, either the temporary make-shift version comprised of actual helmets, dog tags, rifle, and combat boots, or a permanent statue style fixture, has been used to honor members of the military since the Civil War.

Battlefield Cross – seiyaku.com

Crosses associated with men-at-arms are found on various banners and medals, often in the form of the Maltese Cross or Military Cross.This page, however, looks at a particularly unusual and infamous symbol known variously as the Battlefield Cross, Battle Cross, Soldier's Cross or Fallen Soldier's Cross.

Pinellas County – Battlefield Cross Memorial

As early as the Civil War, a battlefield cross has been used to mark the place on the battlefield where military service personnel made the ultimate sacrifice. Pinellas County established a Battlefield Cross Monument at War Veterans’ Memorial Park to honor Pinellas County’s fallen service members of the Gulf War Era.

Battlefield Cross | Military Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia

The Fallen Soldier Battle Cross, Battlefield Cross or Battle Cross is a symbolic replacement of a cross on the battlefield or at the base camp for a soldier who has been killed.

BOER WAR – KINGS PARK, PERTH – Backyard Battlefields

The centerpiece is a trophy from the war – a German made Krupp 75mm field gun* or to give it its full name a KRUPP 7.5cm Feldkanone L/27. It was said to have been captured at the Battle of Bothaville and presented to the state by the British government in 1906 and subsequently added to the memorial.