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CENOTAPH MEMORIAL

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THE Cenotaph was built in 1926 and is a replica of the cenotaph in Whitehall, London, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

The Cenotaph was first inaugurate­d as a memorial for soldiers who died in World War I, 1914-1918. Inscriptio­ns to those who died in World War II were added in 1947.

In 2002, a further inscriptio­n was added, to make the monument inclusive of military heroes and victims of all battles and wars.

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