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Tag: Battle Memorial in Stanley

  • Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 08:13 UTC

    Thursday 8 December, Anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands

    At 10.58am the Governor will arrive at the Battle Memorial and will inspect the Parade.

    Gilbert House, seat of the Falkland Islands Government elected Legislative Assembly has announced that the following program has been arranged for Thursday 8 December 2022 to commemorate the victory of the Naval engagements of 8th December 1914, on which day 6 British sailors lost their lives and a number of others died later from injuries received during the battle. 2,260 German sailors also lost their lives.

  • Saturday, December 7th 2019 - 10:25 UTC

    Anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands

    Falklands' Battle Memorial in Stanley

    The Falkland Islands commemorates on Sunday 8th December the great Battle of the Falklands, 105 years ago, which ended with a resounding victory for the Royal Navy over the Kaiser's fleet.

  • Tuesday, December 8th 2015 - 01:13 UTC

    Falklands' Battle Day, 8 December 1914, Act of Remembrance

    Governor Colin Roberts will arrive at the Battle Memorial and will inspect the Parade. After the inspection there will be a Service of Remembrance.

    The Falkland Islands will commemorate this Tuesday 8th December, the naval engagements of 8th December 1914, one of the Royal Navy's greatest victories during the First World War, which resulted in the sinking of a German imperial squadron that threatened to capture the Islands.

  • Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 06:00 UTC

    A masterly account of the Battle of the Falklands 1914

    The Battle of the Falklands 1914 By Graham Pascoe reviewed by David Tatham - With the centenary of the 1914 naval battle coming up in December and commemorations planned for Falkland Islands capital, Stanley and London, Graham Pascoe’s concise account of the battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands is well timed.