The Cenotaph, Whitehall 11 November has been reinstated by The Western Front Association, a UK-based charity dedicated to perpetuating the memory of those who served in the First World War. The first such modern ceremony was held on 11 November 1919, following a suggestion by King George V for a two-minute silence across the United Kingdom and a ceremony to take place in London. Thousands had gathered around the wood-and-plaster Cenotaph in Whitehall, where Prime Minister David Lloyd George walked from Downing Street to place a wreath. A wreath was also laid by a representative of the French President, and soldiers and sailors
Cenotaph, Penang Cenotaph, Penang The Cenotaph, also known as Penang War Memorial, is a cenotaph located at the Esplanade in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The site of the Cenopath is situated at the shoreline of the Esplanade, at "Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah" (at a section of street also known as The Esplanade) and "Jalan Padang Kota Lama" (Esplanade Road), by the "padang" (open field) and the City Hall that it fronts. The present Cenotaph is a 1948 reconstruction of the original built in 1929. Designed by Swan & Maclaren and constructed at the cost of $12,000, the original Cenotaph was intended