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  • Tags: World War, 1914-1918 - Monuments - Jamaica

Portland Cenotaph

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Cenotaph in memory of the sons of Portland who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great World War, 1914-1918. It is located along William and West streets in the Portland square. A list of the names of these men is also listed on the cenotaph.

World War I Monument, St. Ann

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Monument honouring participants in the Great War in 1914-1918 from the parish of St. Ann. A pair of cannons are on either side of the cenotaph.

Cenotaph, Morant Bay, St. Thomas

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Cenotaph erected before the Morant Bay Courthouse in St. Thomas, to commemorate the lives of those from the parish who died in the First World War.

Unveiling of the cenotaph, Church Street, 1923

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Scores of citizens and military personnel gather for the official ceremony for the unveiling of the World War Cenotaph on Church Street in Downtown, Kingston, held on Armistice Day on November 11, 1923. It was erected for Jamaican men who lost their…