Since all my photo equipment was stolen and I am camera-less, I will spend time now voting...
Interest - 2
Theme Interp - 2
Technical Merit - 2
Personal Bias - 2
TOTAL - 8
I would have like for this to be a little larger so I could read the names, or perhaps a closer crop. I love the red flowers though that ad some interest Also, the fence really takes the eyes away from the subject and leads them right off the page. I'm not really sure how you could have composed this shot to avoid those things, but maybe an angle from above and left of the memorial that would include just a little of the flowers? Anyway, these are just my opinions and it doesn't mean the photo is bad in any way, just some thoughts.
Not sure about the composition here. I think the background is quite distracting, it draws my eye away from the subject. Perhaps try a shallow DOP to make the subject stand out.