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Title
Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial
Date
1919–1922
Medium
Cornish granite, red sandstone & bronze
Measurements
H 1365 x W 1003 x D 490 cm
Accession number
CH48_RB_S037
Acquisition method
commissioned by Hoylake and West Kirby Urban District Council; funded by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
16th December 1922
Listing date
24/03/11
Access
at all times
Inscription description
carved in raised lettering around the column: WHO DIES IF / ENGLAND LIVE / WHO STANDS IF / FREEDOM FALL; in black lettering below the figure of the soldier: IN GRATITUDE TO GOD AND / TO THE MEN AND WOMEN FROM / THESE PARTS WHO LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919-1939-1945 / THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US / BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY.; and on the pedestal of the figure of the woman: 1914-1919; and on a plaque attached to the base: AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY THEY LEFT ALL / THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM, ENDURED HARDNESS, FACED DANGER, / AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY THE / PATH OF DUTY AND SELF SACRIFICE, GIVING UP THEIR / OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM. / LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT / THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN