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Falklands representative places memorial cross at Westminster
Falkland Islands representative Richard Hyslop placed a memorial cross at the House of Commons Garden of Remembrance in London.
It honours Islanders killed in both world wars and the 1982 Falklands War, as well as British Armed Forces personnel who died in the 1982 conflict.
The cross commemorates 22 Islanders killed in the First World War and 25 in the Second World War.
In the Falklands War, 255 British personnel and three Islanders were killed.
The garden is set up each year outside the Palace of Westminster, where representatives can place crosses for people who served in the Armed Forces.
The memorial recognises those who died protecting the Islands and their freedoms.
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Falkland Islands Government Representative Richard Hyslop placed a commemorative cross at the House of Commons Garden of Remembrance in London.
The cross honours Islanders killed in the First and Second World Wars and people killed in the 1982 Falklands War.
It commemorates 22 Islanders killed in the First World War and 25 killed in the Second World War.
It also commemorates 255 British Armed Forces personnel and three Islanders killed in the Falklands War.
The annual Garden of Remembrance was started in November 2021 by House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and the Royal British Legion.
- Who
- Richard Hyslop, the Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe, placed the cross.
- What
- He placed a commemorative cross in memory of those killed in the world wars and the 1982 Falklands War.
- When
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
- Where
- The House of Commons Garden of Remembrance in New Palace Yard, London.
- Why
- To honour those killed in the wars and remember their service and sacrifice.
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The House of Commons Garden of Remembrance was started by Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle in partnership with the Royal British Legion.
Richard Hyslop placed a commemorative cross at the Garden of Remembrance.
- First World War
- 22 Islanders killed
- Second World War
- 25 Islanders killed
- Falklands War
- 255 British Armed Forces personnel and three Islanders killed
- Garden of Remembrance
- Installed each year in New Palace Yard outside the Palace of Westminster
What people are saying
I was honoured to place a commemorative cross in the House of Commons Gardens of Remembrance in memory of those Islanders killed in both World Wars and those killed in the liberation of the Islands in 1982
We must remember the service and sacrifice of those individuals who gave so much to protect the freedoms we enjoy today, we will remember them.