The inscription on the west face of
SD3247 : Fleetwood War Memorial.
Below the relief of an unknown figure is carved is the inscription:
TO THE MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF
FLEETWOOD WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
1914-1918
AND IN GRATEFUL
REMEMBRANCE OF
THOSE WHO SHARED
ITS DANGER
The other faces of the circular plinth are inscribed with the names of the fallen.
The inscription around the top of the plinth reads:
FOR FREEDOM LOVING BRITONS, THE BELOVED ONES DIED FOR US.
The base of the plinth is inscribed:
TO YOU FROM FALLING HANDS WE THROW THE TORCH, BE YOURS TO HOLD IT HIGH. MAN MUST STILL STRIVE, PRINCIPLES DO NOT APPLY THEMSELVES.
See
Link (
Archive Link ) for a British Pathé newsreel film of the ceremony.