Memorial

Dromore - County Down WW1 & WW2

Source: Copyright Jeffrey Martin

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Current Location

Located in the town centre, just outside the Dromore library., Market Square, Dromore, Banbridge, Down, BT25 1AW, Northern Ireland

NW 30937 10047

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Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 6123
Description: Bronze figure of soldier with rifle 'at the ready' on limestone pedestal. Names on bronze plaque on plinth.
Inscription: THIS MEMORIAL IS TO PERPETUATE/ THE NAMES AND HONOUR THE MEMORY/ OF THOSE FROM THIS DISTRICT/ WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ THE NAMES ON THIS TABLET/ ARE OF THOSE WHO MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE ON BEHALF OF/ KING AND EMPIRE./ (Names)/ "THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE."

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 156
Died: 156
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, decorations
Order of names: rank THEN surname
Additional Information: Note: inclusive of one female (nurse) who died from pneumonia, the rest were male deaths.

Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: In 2006 a decision was made locally to add the names of 65 men from Dromore who served in the First World War but were not recorded on the memorial. A new bronze plaque in keeping with the design of those already attached to the memorial was added. The War Memorials Trust contribued £1,500 to the project.
Maintenance History: In 2006 a decision was made locally to add the names of 65 men from Dromore who served in the First World War but were not recorded on the memorial. A new bronze plaque in keeping with the design of those already attached to the memorial was added. The War Memorials Trust contribued £1,500 to the project.