Scarborough War Memorial

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Scarborough War Memorial
Scarborough Borough Council
Oliver's Mount War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 926352.jpg
For Civilians and servicemen killed in World War I and World War II and the Korean War
Unveiled26 September 1923
Location 54°16′06″N0°24′19″W / 54.268211°N 0.405276°W / 54.268211; -0.405276 Coordinates: 54°16′06″N0°24′19″W / 54.268211°N 0.405276°W / 54.268211; -0.405276
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
"ERECTED/ BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION/ FOUNDATION STONE LAID/ 16TH SEPTEMBER 1922/ UNVEILED 26TH SEPTEMBER 1923/ IN MEMORIAM/ PEOPLE OF SCARBOROUGH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"

Scarborough War Memorial is a war memorial at the north end of Oliver's Mount in the town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire. It is listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England. [1] The memorial consists of a stone obelisk atop a square pedestal on a square mound. 11 steps lead up to the obelisk.

It was dedicated on 26 September in a ceremony attended by Councillor William Boyes and Reverend J. Wynwayd Capron. It was later rededicated on 12 November 1950. [2]

The memorial names 241 individuals who died in World War II and 70 who died in the Korean War. The 53 civilians of Scarborough who were killed in World War I and the 42 civilians who died in World War II are also named. [2]

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References

  1. Historic England. "War Memorial, Scarborough (1242901)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 "People of Scarborough". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 3 December 2018.