Memorial

Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill War Memorial

Source: Copyright John Hale

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Current Location

Church Hill, Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, England

SO 920 860

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Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 17472
Description: TWO-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY A PEDESTAL WITH COLUMNS IN EACH CORNER SUPPORTING UPPER PLINTH WITH RELIEF IMAGES SHOWING THE WORK OF THE FOUR SERVICES CARVED ONTO THE SIDES AND ALSO SURROUNDED BY FOUR COLUMNS. COLUMNS SUPPORT THE SLAB UPON WHICH IS A STATUE OF A SOLDIER WITH FIXED BAYONET GOING INTO BATTLE. NAMES CARVED IN GOLD LETTERING ON GREY MARBLE TABLETS SET INTO THE SIDES OF THE PEDESTAL. RELIEFS DEPICT: 12 O'CLOCK FACE - ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS TEND THE WOUNDED 6 O'CLOCK FACE - SOLDIERS GOING OVER THE TOP 3 O'CLOCK FACE - ARETHUSA, HAVING SUNK THE GERMAN WARSHIP SENDS OUT RESCUE BOATS TO PICK THE GERMAN SAILORS 9 O'CLOCK FACE - ARTILLERY IN ACTION
Inscription: 6 O'CLOCK FACE: FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS/ IN GRATITUDE & ADMIRATION/ THIS MONUMENT/ WAS ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW/ TOWN FOLK TO THE MEMORY OF/ BRIERLEY HILL MEN/ WHO LOYALLY GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN DEFENCE OF/ COUNTRY AND CIVILISATION/ AGAINST AGGRESSIVE/ AMBITIONS OF/ GERMANY/ AUSTRIA & TURKEY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ WHICH LASTED/ FROM/ AUGUST 4TH 1914/ TO/ NOVEMBER 11TH 1918/ "THEIR NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE"/ FLANDERS 3 O'CLOCK FACE: FOR HOMELAND/ (WW1 NAMES)/ GALLIPOLI/ (WW2 NAMES) 9 O'CLOCK FACE: FOR KINDRED/ (WW1 NAMES)/ PALESTINE/ (WW2 NAMES) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: FOR FREEDOM/ (WW1 NAMES)/ FRANCE/ (WW2 NAMES) TABLET ONE: KOREAN CONFLICT CYPRUS CONFLICT/ (NAMES) TABLET TWO: MALAYA/ CONFLICT/ (NAME)