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Description: | Standing male nude figure with right leg thrust forward, left arm is raised holding up a torch and right arm hangs down holding a rope or curled up flag that gathers at his feet. A small child stands close by his right leg and looks up at his face. Mounted on a tiered granite base, the upper part inscribed with a dedication to the dead of both WW's. A bronze plaque on the middle level contains a list of names. Additional Information: Major war memorial originally commissioned to commemorate the local victims of WWI. WWII names were added later. Unveiled on Armsitice Day, 1923. | Subjects: | War Memorial, World War I | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Goulden, Richard Reginald | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7147... | Go to resource |
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