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War Memorial, Holme


The war memorial cross in Holme, Cumbria, is located in Memorial Garden at the junction of Duke Street and Milnthorpe Road. The memorial was unveiled in November 1923 and dedicated by Reverend Jardine.[1] The memorial is inscribed with the names of 29 local servicemen who lost their lives in the First World War. After the Second World War, the names of 2 local men who died in that conflict were added.

1914 - 1918
To Our Glorious Dead
In Loving Memory of the Men of this Parish
Who gave their lives for King and Country in the Great War
Greater Love Hath No Man Than This,
That a Man May Lay Down His Life For His Friends
1939 - 1945

Holme War Memorials
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- "TWO STEPPED SQUARE BASE SURMOUNTED BY TAPERED PLINTH, SHAFT AND CELTIC CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON THE FRONT FACE OF THE PLINTH AND TOP STEP...."
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County: Cumbria
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