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Falklands Representative Honours Fallen at Westminster
Falklands representative places memorial cross at Westminster to honour Islanders killed in both world wars and 1982 conflict.
In brief
Falklands representative places memorial cross at Westminster to honour Islanders killed in both world wars and 1982 conflict. Falkland Islands Government Representative Richard Hyslop placed a commemorative cross at Westminster's Garden of Remembrance for 22 WWI, 25 WWII, and 255 Falklands War casualties. Originally…
Honouring Fallen
Falkland Islands Government Representative Richard Hyslop placed a commemorative cross at the House of Commons Garden of Remembrance in London.
“I was honoured to place a commemorative cross in the House of Commons Gardens of Remembrance in memory of those Islanders killed in both World Wars and those killed in the liberation of the Islands in 1982”
Commemorative Cross Details
The cross commemorates 22 Islanders killed in WWI, 25 in WWII, and 255 British Armed Forces personnel and three Islanders killed in the Falklands War.
Garden of Remembrance
The Garden of Remembrance was started in November 2021 by Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle and the Royal British Legion.
What it means
Falkland Islands Government Representative Richard Hyslop placed a commemorative cross at Westminster's Garden of Remembrance for 22 WWI, 25 WWII, and 255 Falklands War casualties.
