Malta George Cross Memorial Malta George Cross Memorial The Malta George Cross Memorial, also known as the Maltese Memorial, is a war memorial in London, built to commemorate the Siege of Malta in the Second World War, which led to the island's being collectively awarded the George Cross in April 1942. The memorial was unveiled in 2005, near All Hallows by the Tower. The memorial is constructed from a large rectangular monolithic block of limestone from the Maltese island of Gozo. The block stands high and weighs 8.5 tons. It bears an inscribed black slate panel on each of its four sides. The main
Island of the Cross December 5, 1968 in the bank of place names at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Quebec). Formerly, a cross was planted on the island as protection for travellers on the river regularly surreptitiously caused the drowning. The rapids upstream and downstream of the island are deemed dangerous for boats river. The cross also protect residents and seasonal workers fast river (upstream and downstream) and sometimes considerable floods accentuated the risk of injury or drowning. In Judeo-Christian origin place name "Island of the Cross" is akin to the place name "Lac à la Croix" which is