(GEN) MEMORIAL UNVEILED TO HONOR BRITISH SOLDIERS DIED IN CYPRUS.GIRNE, Nov 9, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- A memorial was unveiled Sunday in Cyprus in remembrance of 371 British servicemen who were killed mostly by terrorist organization EOKA EOKA Ethniki Organosi Kyprion Agoniston (Greek) during the period between 1956 and 1959. The British High Commissioner to Cyprus, Peter Millet, unveiled the memorial built by the British Cyprus Memorial Trust at the old British cemetery in Girne in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. High ranking commanders from British air, land and naval forces and veteran British soldiers were also in attendance at the opening of the memorial. On the memorial, constructed from dark-grey granite, are inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. the names of the 371 British servicemen ? 28 members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, 274 British Army, and 69 Royal Air Force ? who died in Cyprus on active service between 1955-1959. (T-MS) (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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