Memorial

Dursley War Memorial Recreation Ground WW2

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Current Location

Recreation Ground, A 4135, Dursley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL11 4BJ, England

ST 7538098398

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 49564
Description: NOWY HEADED COPPER TABLET WITH INSCRIPTION AND RELIEF
Inscription: DURSLEY/ WAR MEMORIAL RECREATION GROUND/ THIS RECREATION GROUND WAS PROVIDED BY THE/ DURSLEY PARISH COUNCIL, FROM FUNDS RAISED BY/ VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION, AS A LASTING MEMORIAL/ TO THE MEN OF DURSLEY WHO LAID DOWN THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND FOR THE COURSE OF/ FREEDOM IN THE WORLD WAR OF 1939-1945,/ AND THOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED BELOW./ (NAMES)/ THE FIELD WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY/ SIR PERCY LISTER, OF DURSLEY, AS THE DURSLEY/ WAR MEMORIAL RECREATION GROUND, ON SATURDAY/ THE 30TH JUNE, IN THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN YEAR/ OF 1951, WHICH FESTIVAL IT ALSO PERMANENTLY MARKS.

Opened

30th June 1951

SIR PERCY LISTER