Combined World Wars Memorial, Hale, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The original monument was a stone Floriated Latin cross on circular column and two stepped base. It had a wreath on the front face at the top. link The wreath surounds the words 'Pro Patria' which is Latin for 'For the Country'.

The inscription at the front of the memorial for World War I was

IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR
KING AND COUNTRY
1914    IN    1919
THE GREAT WAR

2nd LT	W. B. DUCKETT	M.C.R.F.A		PTE	H. ALLEN	K.L.R.
GNR	E. ALLEN	R.F.A.		PTE	T. BRAZENDALE	K.L.R.
DVR	J. ALLMAN	R.F.A.		PTE	A. W. DUFFY	K.L.R.
DVR	R. DOORIS	R.F.A.		PTE	R. WOODWARD	K.L.R.
FARR	J. DOORIS	R.F.A.		PTE	J. WORTHINGTON	K.L.R.

A. NAYLOR A.B.

The World War I names continue on one of the sides

PTE	T. EVANS	STH LANCS		PTE	A. C. LEE	STH LANCS
PTE	J. FLETCHER	STH LANCS		PTE	R. NEEDS	STH LANCS
PTE	ED. GREENWOOD	STH LANCS		PTE	D. TAYLOR	STH LANCS
PTE	E. GREENWOOD	STH LANCS		PTE	J. TRAVIS	STH LANCS
PTE	T. HOUGHTON	STH LANCS		PTE	R. TRAVIS	STH LANCS

PTE	J. DRYSDALE	ARG'L SUTH'LD HLDRS
SPT	H. PROBYN	R.E.
PTE	T. CARNEY	R.L. FUS

ERECTED BY THE IRELAND-BLACKBURNE FAMILY
HALE HALL

The World War I names continue on the other side

LCE. CPL.	J. LAVIN	LANC FUS		PTE	J. ABBOTT	STH LANCS
PTE	J. GILL	STH LANCS		PTE	H. BARNETT	STH LANCS
LCE CPL	A. YOUNG	R WLSH FUS		PTE	F. COOK	STH LANCS
PTE	A. HOUGHTON	R WLSH FUS		PTE	H. DAVIES	STH LANCS
PTE	T. FARRELL	R WLSH FUS		PTE	T. DENNETT	STH LANCS

LCE CPL	T.MCLEAN	SEAFORTH HLDRS
SERG	J. HUGHES	STH LANCS

After the end of the 2nd World War an inscription was added to the rear of the memorial.

1939 - 1945

SPR	R. BAILEY	R.E.		SPR	H. HARTLEY	R.E.
SPR	T. BAILEY	M.N.		GNR	W. INCE	R.A.
2/OFF	E. BEASLEY	M.N.		F/SGT	J. KIRBY	R.A.F.
PTE	J. BLISS	INF.		PTE	P. McCAFFERY	INF.
SIG	W. BRYARS	R.C.S.		2/LT	I. H. MCKAY	CAM
P/O	C. BURTON	R.A.F.		CAPT	H. MARTIN	M.N.
DRVR	W. CHADWICK	R.A.S.C.		GNR	P. ORMESHER	R.A.
F/SGT	W. CHESHIRE	R.A.F.		FUS	G. RIMMER	INF.
MAJ	G. A. CROMWELL	R.E.		F/SGT	J. ROGERS	R.A.F.
SGT	J. ECCLESTON	R.A.F.		PTE	E. TRAVIS	INF.
GNR	R. HANKIN	R.A.		LT.	D.W. TURNER	R.E.

CPL

T. WOODWARD

R.A.F.

In 2004 the monument was amended and a group of items added.

A standing stone stands behind the cross with names that were missed from the original memorial.

HALE WAR MEMORIAL
1914 - 1919
PTE. J. BARTON R.M
PTE. J. CONNELL 8TH LANCS
PTE. J. HAMCOCK 8th LANCS
SGT. H. NEILD K.R.R.C.
GNR. H. T. WISE R.A,
PTE. J. WRIGHT GORDONS


1939 - 1945
J.R. CROMWELL R.E.
3/OFF D. J. HOUGH M.N.
SGJ. J. MAINWARING R.A.F.
GNR P. TANDY R.A.
CPL T. WOODWARD B.W.
AMAN. J. S. DICK R.A.F.V.R.
2ND LT. E.E.BUZZARD Q.O.C.H.
PTE J. AULT HLI
PTE T. FORSHAW DLI

To the right of the cross is a standing remembrance tablet. It is the 4th stanza of the poem 'For the Fallen' by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), published in The Times newspaper on 21st September 1914.

1914 - 1918       1939 - 1945

They shall grow not old
   as we that are left grow old

Age shall not weary them
   nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun
   and in the morning

We will remember them.

Laurence said in 1939 that the four lines of the fourth stanza came to him first. These words of the fourth stanza have become especially familiar and famous, having been adopted by the Royal British Legion as an Exhortation for ceremonies of Remembrance to commemorate fallen Servicemen and women.

In front of the cross embedded in the ground is another memorial tablet. It contains an epitaph written by John Maxwell Edmonds (21 January 1875 – 18 March 1958), an English classicist, poet, and dramatist.

When you go home,
tell them of us and say,
For your tomorrows
these gave their today.

To the left of the cross is an old Russian First World War anti tank gun with the following information.

WHY HAVE A GUN ON A WAR MEMORIAL

In ancient times, Kings, Chiefs, and the famous were often buried in magnificent tombs, Pyramids, Mausoleums, and great barrows, standing as their memorials. Our village war memorial stands as a memorial for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for King and Country.

After great battles, the victor would set up a trophy of captured arms, standards, armour, and even a Cenotaph or empty grave to honour the fallen.

Artillery regiments throughout the world do not have standards or Gideon's, the standard of regiments is its guns. It is the rallying point of all gunners.

So today we honour our dead, not just with captured arms, but also with a gun or standard of the enemy.


HISTORY OF THE HALE GUN

The gun honouring the fallen in the Hale war memorial started service with the Russian forces in World War I as an anti-tank gun. Captured by the Germany army, it was re-barrelled with its original chassis into a 3 inch Howitzer, capable of firing an 18 pound high explosive shell up to 6,500 metres. Captured again by the Allies it now finds its place honouring our fallen from both wars.

Close inspection of the forward shield will show the gun was hit at close range by small arms fire.

Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: The Ireland-Blackburne Family Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Village Green Junction of Town Lane and Church End Hale, Halton, Cheshire United Kingdom L24 4AG Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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