Memorial

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

Stone of remembrance

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Current Location

The Sunken Gardens, St James' Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, GY1 1UQ, Channel Islands

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Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 76082
Description: Hewn Granite Stone of Remembrance with a diorite central plaque
Inscription: THE ROYAL GUERNSEY LIGHT INFANTRY/ DEDICATED TO THE MEN OF GUERNSEY'S OWN/ REGIMENT WHO FOUGHT ON THE BATTLEFIELDS/ OF FRANCE DURING WORLD WAR ONE/ HONOURING ALL WHO SERVED AND IN/ REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ AND FOR SOME WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE/ DIEX AIX

Maker(s): Vaudin Stonemasons, Stone Carver
Costs: £30,000
Sponsor Type: other
Sponsored By: Royal Guernsey Light Infantry Charitable Trust
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: The £30,000 cost is for both the French and the Guernsey Stones

Unveiled

15 April 1918

Dedicated

15 Apr 1918

Very Revd Tim Barker, Dean of Guernsey

Stone of remembrance

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good