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Title
Second World War Soldier
Date
1997
Medium
bronze
Accession number
PO5_MP_S033
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
4th June 1997
Access
at all times
Inscription description
A SOLDIER OF / WORLD WAR TWO / DECADES OF EASY PEACE MAY GO THEIR WAY/ AND TIME AND TIDE MAY DRIFT US FAR APART / BUT YOU WHO SHARED OUR SAVAGE YESTERDAY / WILL HOLD THE HIGHEST PLACES IN OUR HEART / THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED / FROM DONATIONS MADE BY / VETERANS, ORGANISATIONS, INDIVIDUALS / AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY / UNVEILED / 4TH JUNE 1997/ BY/ HRH DUKE OF KENT K.G.