VE Day and VJ Day memorial at Chirnside
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VE Day and VJ Day memorial at Chirnside
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 1 Sep 2008
A bronze plaque on a stone base in Chirnside Parish Churchyard. The parish church is in the background. The plaque reads:- TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN EUROPE AND JAPAN ON VE DAY 8TH MAY VJ DAY 14TH AUGUST 1945 CHIRNSIDE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
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Image Location
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55.797203
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-2.210196