Hunsworth War Memorial - East Bierley, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

Although the monument commemorates the men of Hunsworth it is actually in the village of East Bierley. It comprises of a base surmounted by a pedestal with a doric column on each corner. whole is surmounted by a female figure of Victory with wreath. Inscription in black lettering on three sides of the pedestal. Figure holds a wreath her right hand and a laurel branch in her left hand.

Mr. Louis Ambler FSA FRIBA was the architect for the memorial, Messrs. B. Watson and sons the builder and Farmer and Brindley were the stone masons.

Unlike many First World War Memorials it was not amended after the Second World War, however an addition was made in 2005 to commemorate a death of a soldier in Iraq.

The inscriptions on the memorial take the following form.

Top of plinth

HUNSWORTH
WHO SERVED IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919

base of plinth a quote from the bible, John 15:13

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY
DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND

The additional inscription for the Iraq war

SGT. CHRISTIAN IAN HICKEY
1st BATTALION COLDSTREAM GUARDS
IRAQ - 18th OCTOBER 2005

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1921 Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Kirklees Council Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: St. Luke's Church Memorial Gardens South View Road East Bierley, West Yorkshire United Kingdom Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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