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KENDAL WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled & Copyright © Martin Edwards 2008

The Kendal memorial stands in Market Place, Kendal and takes the form of a serviceman atop a pedestal with laurel wreaths at each corner, there is a four-stepped base. There are 316 names for World War 1 and 168 names for World War 2. The memorial was sponsored by public subscription and unveiled by Colonel J W Weston in 1921; the sculptor was C W Coombes.
From an old postcard

IN HONOUR OF THE MEN
OF
KENDAL
WHO LOYALLY SERVED IN
THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918
AND IN FOND AND GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE
OF THOSE NAMED HEREON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVE
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW TOWNSMEN

This memorial has as yet to be transcribed for the list of names for both wars.

Last updated: 11 August, 2008

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