Memorial

St Johns Gardens Liverpool - 1st King's Regiment, Northern Ireland

The memorial

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Current Location

St. John's Gardens, St. John's Lane, Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 1HF, England

SJ 34861 90677

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Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 65029
Description: Black granite stone of remembrance with a representation of the General Service Medal 1962 Northern Ireland on the sloping top, and the regimental badge on the 6 o'clock face. On the 12 o'clock face is depicted a soldier on patrol in battledress with a rifle. The names are on the 3 and 9 o'clock faces and the incised inscription is gilded. One of twenty conflict-related memorials in and around the flower-beds surrounding the statue of Liverpool-born Prime Minister WE Gladstone (1809-1898) in St John’s Gardens, West of St George’s Hall.
Inscription: Top: TO COMMEMORATE ALL THOSE/ KINGSMEN OF THE 1st BATTALION/ KING'S REGIMENT WHO HAVE LOST/ THEIR LIVES WHIST SERVING IN/NORTHERN IRELAND DURING/ OPERATION BANNER 1969-2007 6 o'clock face: WE WILL/ REMEMBER THEM 3 o'clock face: (Names) 9 o'clock face: (Names) 12 o'clock face: THIS MEMORIAL WAS PAID FOR BY PUBLIC/ DONATIONS AND ERECTED BY THE/ INDEPENDENT KING'S REGIMENT ASSOCIATION.

Stone of remembrance

Made from: Granite - Black

Condition: Good