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Title
War Memorial
Date
1923
Medium
Portland stone, Bath stone & bronze
Measurements
H 800 x W 1000 x D 400 cm
Accession number
BA1_WAC_S028
Work type
War memorial
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
15/10/10
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on front of plinth: STAY AND REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED FOR YOU; left hand wall plaque:THE NAMES OF OUR CITY'S VALIANT DEAD WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 TOGETHER WITH THOSE CITIZENS KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION ARE RECORDED IN BOOKS OF REMEMBRANCE AT BATH ABBEY CHURCH AND THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, SOUTH PARADE; right hand wall plaque: WITH THOSE WHO DIED IN THE CONFLICT OF 1914 - 1918 ARE HERE COMMEMORATED THE MEN AND WOMEN OF BATH SERVING IN HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES, CIVIL DEFENCE AND SPECIAL CONSTABULARY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945