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Special QR code displayed on David ‘Bomber’ Pearce statue in Newport, Wales

John Montgallo
Special QR Code - David 'Bomber' Pearce Statue - Laury Dizengremel YouTube

The quick response code will help smartphone users to discover the athlete’s story. A new special QR code has been added to several places at the David “Bomber” Pearce statue. The bronze statue is of “Newport’s Rocky”, one of the greatest athletes from the Welsh city. The barcodes were added to the statue which was first unveiled in 2018 to honor the late boxer. The athlete’s nephew Luke Pearce unveiled the special QR code. It can be scanned using a smartphone to gain access to additional information. The quick response…

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QR codes to be added to Commonwealth war graves

Julie Campbell
QR codes gravestone

Many smartphone users have found that quick response codes have helped to commemorate the centennial of WWI. The Commonwealth war grave cemeteries that are located in Wales will soon be adding QR codes for the first time or to additional spots in order to be able to share more stories with a new generation of visitors. The quick response codes will make it easier to provide detailed information than physical signage. As this year is the 100th anniversary of the start of the first World War, it marks an appropriate…

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QR codes help to add to the rich historical experience of Bute Park

L. Green
QR codes in bute park view of cardiff castle

This beautiful location in the capital of Wales is using smartphone technology to inform visitors. Visitors to Bute Park, a beautiful and historical location in Cardiff, Wales, will now be able to use QR codes to help to enhance their experience and to learn more about the history and significance of the park A considerable amount of information has been assembled, including old photographs of the area. Smartphones with any free reader for QR codes will be able to scan the barcodes in order to instantly gain access to the…

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QR codes used to remember World War I soldiers in the UK

Stephen Vagus
Newspapers QR Codes

QR codes provide insight into the past lives of Canadian servicemen and women QR codes are becoming a popular way to remember the past. Where once QR codes were used solely for marketing, they are now being used to recall fond memories of past loved ones. Such is the case in Bodelwyddan, a small community in Denbigshire, Wales. Bodelwyddan’s St. Margaret’s Church has been using QR codes to commemorate 80 Canadian war graves, honoring those that served during World War I. The codes are designed to help family and loved…

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QR codes to be applied to Canadian war graves in Wales

Julie Campbell
QR Codes used on gravestones

The Welsh graveyard is using technology to help visitors to understand the presence of these markers. A cemetery in Wales behind St. Margaret’s Church in Bodelwyddan will now be adding QR codes to the Canadian war graves on that site in order to help visitors to understand why they are there. Many people don’t know the history behind those buried under the markers. Therefore, instead of setting up the cemetery with the traditional information plaques and other stands, the HistoryPoints project chose to use QR codes as a method of…

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