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War Memorials
55th West Lancashire Division Memorial
Colonel Wilson and Captain (Quartermaster) Powell MC of the 4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, at the
unveiling of the 55th West Lancashire Division
Memorial at Givenchy, France, in 1921.
Accession Number: KONEG0240
Memorial to the 55th West Lancashire
Division at Givenchy, France.
Accession Number: KO2956/27
Postcard of King’s Own solider on their way to France circa 1921. The
group includes Corporal James Hewitson
VC of the 1/4th Battalion.
The soldiers include one with the Military Medal and others with 1914-15
Stars, but not used issued with their British War Medals and or Allied
Victory Medals.
The rear of the card is addressed to “Mr J E Parker, 15 Maple Avenue,
Ulverston” and “Taken on board ship on way to France, 1921” “Coniston VC
Deceased”
The party is probably going to France for the unveiling of the 55th West
Lancashire Division memorial at Givenchy. The memorial was unveiled on
15 May 1921, with Marshall Joffre, the Mayor of Liverpool, Duchess of
Sutherland and General Jeudwine being present.
From the Westmorland Gazette 21 May 1921:
Cpl James Hewitson left Coniston on Friday last for France to be present
at the unveiling of the war memorial to the 55th West Lancashire
division at Givenchy les la Bassee. Cpl Hewitson belonged to the 4th
King's Own and won the V C at Givenchy on 26th April 1918 where he
killed 6 Germans and held an exposed position for 9 hours before being
forced to retreat.
Accession Number: KO3124/31 and KO2295/01
Unveiling of the Memorial of the 55th West Lancashire Division, 15 May
1921
The memorial was unveiled on 15 May 1921, with Marshall Joffre, the
Mayor of Liverpool, Duchess of Sutherland and General Jeudwine being
present.
Accession Number: KO3124/32
Memorial ‘Les Enfants du Givenchy’ photographed at the same time as the
unveiling of the Memorial to the 55th West Lancashire Division, 15 May
1921.
The 55th Division Memorial was unveiled on 15 May 1921, with Marshall
Joffre, the Mayor of Liverpool, Duchess of Sutherland and General
Jeudwine being present.
Accession Number: KO3124/33
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