Memorial

Lathom Park Remount Depot

The stone

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Current Location

Beside the northern gatepost at the central entrance to Lathom Park, Entrance, Lathom Park, Junction of Cranes Lane and Hall Lane, Lathom, West Lancashire, Lancashire, L40 5UE, England

OS Grid Reference

SD 45395 09154

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 87802
Description: A rough-hewn granite slab, with a polished face into which the badge of the Army Remounts Service has been carved above the incised Dedication, which is gilded.
Inscription: On the badge: Remounts The inscription: This marks the entrance/ to the/ Lathom Park Remount Depot/ During the Great War: 1914 - 1919/ 330,000 horses & mules came/ for active service preparation./ The adjacent parkland,/ the ancestral home of the/ Earl of Lathom, was lent to/ the War Department in/ August 1914 to create the Depot./ Circa 5.600 servicemen also/ came here for instruction/ in the Handling, Driving & Care/ of horses./ Whilst providing employment for/ many during that period.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

Conservation

Custodian: Lathom Parish Council

Components

Stone of remembrance

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Further Information

The website of the Lathom & Burscough Military Heritage Society covers War memorials at Newburgh, Westhead, Lathom, Burscough and Burscough Bridge: https://www.lbmhs.co.uk