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Title
Allan Leonard Lewis (1895–1918), VC
Date
2018
Medium
bronze
Accession number
HR4_MRF_S004
Acquisition method
commissioned by A. L. Lewis VC Memorial Fund and Herefordshire County Council
Work type
Statue
Owner
Herefordshire County Council
Custodian
Herefordshire County Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
21st September 2018
Access
at all times
Inscription description
etched into the paving in a circle around the base of the statue: ALLAN LEONARD LEWIS VC / A HEREFORDSHIRE MAN; on a metal plaque set into the ground in raised lettering: LANCE CORPORAL / ALLAN LEONARD LEWIS VC / 6TH BATTALION, THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGIMENT / 28TH FEBRUARY 1895 - 21ST SEPTEMBER 1918 / WHITNEY-ON-WYE NORTHERN FRANCE / HE SHOWED A SPLENDID / DISREGARD OF DANGER AND HIS LEADERSHIP / WAS BEYOND ALL PRAISE
