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Title
Hereford War Memorial
Date
1922
Medium
Darley Dale stone, Portland stone & Cotswold pea grit stone
Measurements
H 922 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
HR1_MRF_S010
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Hereford City Council
Custodian
Hereford City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
7th October 1922
Listing date
22/10/73
Access
at all times
Inscription description
inscribed around the facets of the pedestal: THEIR MEMORY / HALLOWED IN / THE LAND THEY / LOVED; TO THE MEN OF / HEREFORDSHIRE / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914-1919; TO THE MEN OF / HEREFORDSHIRE / WHO FELL IN THE / WORLD WAR II / 1939-1945; THE BURMA CAMPAIGN / 1941-1945 / WHEN YOU GO HOME / TELL THEM OF US AND SAY / FOR YOUR TOMORROW / WE GAVE OUR TODAY; THE FAR EAST / PRISONERS OF WAR / 1942-1945; TO ALL THOSE WHO / FELL IN KOREA / 1950-1953 / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM; TO THE FALLEN / DURING THE / FALKLANDS / CONFLICT / 1982; IRAQ / 1990-1991 / LEST WE FORGET THEM; AFGHANISTAN
