The surrender of Japan was announced in Japan (USA, Europe, etc.) on 14 (15) August 1945 and effectively ended WW2. The paperwork was done two weeks later on 2 September. All three dates are sometimes known as VJ Day. In the UK the official date is 15 August. The title was chosen by analogy to VE Day for Victory in Europe.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
50th anniversary of VJ Day
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Dwight D Eisenhower - Kingston
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander, allied forces Europe, Genera...
Last V2 rocket in Kingston upon Thames
The plaque says that 8 people were killed but has the names of only five: fou...
WW2 - Westminster
15 August is the official VJ Day in the UK so erecting this plaque on Wednesd...
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British Plaque Trust
A charity with: "The key objective of the British Plaque Trust (BPT) is to resurrect this national scheme {of English Heritage} which commemorates the lives and successes of notable figures by reco...
10 memorials
Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission
From their website: "The Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission will ensure that the bereaved families, survivors and North Kensington residents lead decision-making on the long-term future of the Gren...
1 memorial
Walter Macqueen-Pope
Theatre manager and historian. Born Walter James Macqueen-Pope in Farnham, Surrey. He was business manager at many London theatres including the Queens, the Duke of York's and the London Palladium....
1 memorial
John Richard Green
Historian. Born in Oxford. Took orders and was vicar of St Philip's, Stepney. Became a librarian in Lambeth and wrote a number of history books, e.g. "A History of the English People", "The Making ...
2 memorials
Wilfred Day
Cinema historian. His collection is now held at the Cinémathèque Française which has an on-line catalogue. Founded the Anima Masonic Lodge in November 1912, whose membership was entirely connected ...
1 memorial
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