Fields of crosses are a very effective way of conveying a sense of loss and mourning. In the example on the left here is a ‘Field of Remembrance’ from New Zealand, which speaks to us of the losses of the World Wars – and reminds us of the relentless slaughter of young men 1/6 The modern ‘Fields of Remembrance’ echo the battlefield graveyards of the Western Front (as in the photo on the left) and the other theatres of WW1. Hundreds of thousands of white crosses marked the burial spots, before the uniform white headstones were installed after the war2/6

‘Commemorations in Steel’ #SWOS20 Hi – I am Dr Gethin Matthews, a senior lecturer @SwanseaHistory, and I am particularly interested in war memorials in Wales – I ran a project kindly funded by @LivingLegacies3 – which gathered information about them war-memorials.swan.ac.uk 1/17 In the aftermath of WW1, people sought to commemorate loved ones who had served in the war. An enormous variety of memorials were established by communities, eg. schools, chapels, clubs, workplaces & I believe these are more interesting that the ‘official’ memorials #SWOS20 2/17