FALLEN AIRMEN
LONDON'S MONUMENT
TRADITION ESTABLISHED FOR
THE FUTURE.
(Received 17th July, 11.30 a.m.)
LONDON, 16th July. ' The Prince of Wales unveiled a memorial on Victoria Embankment to the men of the Air Force who fell in the war. He was accompanied by the Duke of York. ■ ■ '
The Prince said the memorial would stand as a lasting tribute from the heart of the City of London to the ' memory of the men of all ranks of the Empire Air Forces who died to give us the final victory. Their-exploits and undaunted courage had established a tradition for the new service which our proud armies would carry for the future, whether in peace or war.
The memorial, which is erected on the site of the Old 'Whitehall- Stairs, consists of a stone pylon surmounted by. an eagle in the act of striking off the ground with its wings outspread.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 14, 17 July 1923, Page 7
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148FALLEN AIRMEN Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 14, 17 July 1923, Page 7
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