Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial
- Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial
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The Morecambe and Heysham Memorial
The Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial stands on the Promenade at Morecambe, Lancashire.
It has two inscriptions in black lettering:-
One reads:-
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1914-1919/TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF MORECAMBE/WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR 1/THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/(NAMES) |
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The second reads:-
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1939-1945/IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR II/(NAMES) |
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The memorial remembers 216 men who died in the First World War, 180 in the Second World War and 1 in the Korean War.
Closer view of the lion atop the memorial
Reference
Coordinates: 54°04′21″N 2°52′21″W / 54.07261°N 2.87244°W / 54.07261; -2.87244
Categories:
- British military memorials and cemeteries
- World War I memorials in the United Kingdom
- World War II memorials in the United Kingdom
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