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War Memorials - Morecambe, Lancashire

During the First World War the Borough of Morecambe was separate from Lancaster, and indeed Heysham which did not join with Morecambe until 1923) and they commemorated the fallen of the First World War with the erection of a permanent memorial which still stands today.  The Borough also produced a book which listed both the fallen and those who served.  Prior to the erection of the permanent memorial and temporary memorial was situation on the front.

Boy Scout at Morecambe’s Temporary Cenotaph, circa September 1919.
A similar photograph appeared in the Morecambe Visitor and Heysham Chronicle of 24th September 1919 of the boy scout and memorial.
Accession Number: KO3101/01

The unveiling of the Borough of Morecambe War Memorial, 26th June 1921.
Accession Number: LM92-92-27  (Lancaster City Museum Collection)

The unveiling of the Borough of Morecambe War Memorial, 26th June 1921.
Accession Number: LM92-92-26  (Lancaster City Museum Collection)

Morecambe, Lancashire, First World War Memorial
Accession Number: KO3111/92

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