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Victory Over Blindness Memorial - Taken by Chris Gleave 23 Oct 2018
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Victory Over Blindness Memorial - Taken by Chris Gleave 23 Oct 2018
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Victory Over Blindness Memorial - Taken by Chris Gleave 23 Oct 2018
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Victory Over Blindness Memorial - Taken by Chris Gleave 23 Oct 2018
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Victory over blindness - Taken by War Memorials Trust 23 Oct 2018
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Victory over blindness - Taken by Iain Dickinson 01 Nov 2018
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The sign in 'normal' script - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 11 May 2021
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The sign in Braille script - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 11 May 2021
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View from the side - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 11 May 2021
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View from the front - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 11 May 2021
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The dedication tablet in front of the memorial, in the ground - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 11 May 2021
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Victory Over Blindness - Taken by Susan Cameron 21 Jun 2021
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Victory Over Blindness - Taken by Susan Cameron 21 Jun 2021
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Victory Over Blindness - Taken by Susan Cameron 21 Jun 2021
Reference WMO/260289
Edit memorial name, location & address- Metal Bronze
- First World War (1914-1918)
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Victory Over Blindness/Johanna Domke-Guyot/Remembering the returning blind veterans /of the First World War/More than 3,000 veterans lost their sight as a result of their service in/the First World War. Making their way home from the front, they began/their journey to rebuild their lives after sight loss/In 1915 a charity was founded to support them./Blind Veterans UK , formally known as St Dunstan's, has continued to/support thousands more blind veterans to live independently as they/begin that same journey today./Rebuilding/lives after/sight loss/ This statute was unveiled by/HRH The Countess of Wessex,/GCVO on 16 October 2018 to/commemorate the 100th/anniversary of the end of the/First World War./
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