The Cenotaph, Whitehall media led to its reintroduction. The initial lifespan of a flag was set at five periods of three months. By 1939, they were changed ten times a year, each flag washed twice before being disposed of. By 1924, it was decided that all discarded flags would be sent to the Imperial War Museum who could redistribute them to properly accredited organisations. Whitehall, along with other areas of London, was the scene of celebrations on 8 May 1945 when victory in Europe was declared in the Second World War. More formal processions past the Cenotaph took place during the London Victory
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