Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps -- Victoria Park, Hamilton BM - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

Victoria Park covers an entire city block in downtown Hamilton just behind City Hall. In 1899 iron bandstand formerly hosted regimental band concerts by the various military units here in Bermuda.

Near that stand, where their fellow soldiers played concerts for the citizens, behind a decorative chain, stands a red granite obelisk with three plaques on it, commemorating the men of the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps who laid down their lives in World War I and World War II.

The memorial reads as follows:

"North side:

To The Glorious Members of
The Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps
Who Fell in the Great War 1914-1918

[list of names]

West side:

[carved regimental crest]

South side:

[list of names cont’d]

They Gave The Most That Man Can Give -- Life Itself. For God, For King, And Country.

Erected by the Corps

East side:

Remembrance 1930-1945

[list of names]"

in the course of researching this waymark, Blasterz uncovered a bit of Bermuda's complicated racial history. This Memorial commemorates the sacrifice of white veterans of the Bermuda Volunteer Rifles only.

This explains why there is a larger comprehensive Bermuda War Memorial at the Bermudian Cabinet Building along Front Street: (visit link)

"Bermuda War Memorial

Located within the Cabinet Office Grounds, a new war memorial has been set up. This is to commemorate memories and recognize sacrifices of those who served Bermuda during the World War I and World War II. The war memorial was opened in December 2010 and has names of nearly 3000 war veterans.

In the Cabinet Grounds, there is also The Cenotaph, a monument that honors the dead warriors of Bermuda. Although there are other war memorials in Bermuda like BVRC Memorial in Victoria Park for white war veterans and a BMA Memorial in St. George's for black war veterans, Bermuda government believes that the new one has the most comprehensive list of names irrespective of color and race.. . . "

Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link] List if there are any visiting hours: The park is open daily from dawn to dusk Entrance fees (if it applies): o Type of memorial: Monument

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