Gibraltar Cross of Sacrifice

Gibraltar Cross of Sacrifice
Gibraltar Cross of Sacrifice
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36°08′56″N 5°20′56″W / 36.148797°N 5.349023°W / 36.148797; -5.349023
LocationCorner of Winston Churchill Avenue and Devil's Tower Road, Gibraltar
DesignerSir Reginald Blomfield
TypeCross of Sacrifice
MaterialCornish Granite, Bronze
Opening dateArmistice Day 1922
Dedicated toThe Dead of World War I

The Gibraltar Cross of Sacrifice is a war memorial in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located west of North Front Cemetery, at the junction of Winston Churchill Avenue and Devil's Tower Road. The Cross of Sacrifice was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield in 1917, and his monument is found in numerous Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries. The cross in Gibraltar was erected by the Royal Engineers for the commission, and unveiled on Armistice Day 1922. The British Pathé film recorded at the dedication ceremony that day represents the first motion picture made in Gibraltar. The Gibraltar Cross of Sacrifice served as the focus of Remembrance Sunday ceremonies in Gibraltar until 2009, at which time the location was changed to the Gibraltar War Memorial.