Gibraltar Cross of Sacrifice
Gibraltar Cross of Sacrifice
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 Location of Gibraltar Cross of Sacrifice within Gibraltar
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| Coordinates | 36°08′56″N 5°20′56″W / 36.148797°N 5.349023°WCoordinates: 36°08′56″N 5°20′56″W / 36.148797°N 5.349023°W |
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| Location | Corner of Winston Churchill Avenue and Devil's Tower Road, Gibraltar |
| Designer | Sir Reginald Blomfield |
| Type | Cross of Sacrifice |
| Material | Cornish Granite, Bronze |
| Opening date | Armistice Day 1922 |
| Dedicated to | The 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.
The Gibraltar Cross of Sacrifice is a monument in Gibraltar, the British Overseas Territory at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. The memorial was originally located within North Front Cemetery. Rebuilt and relocated after World War II, it is currently positioned, along with the Gibraltar Memorial, in northern Gibraltar, in a fenced area west of the North Front Cemetery. The monuments are at the northeast corner of Winston Churchill Avenue and Devil's Tower Road, adjacent to the sundial roundabout. Both of the war memorials are connected by paths to a central inscribed panel.
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