East Clifton War Memorial

This stele, erected in 1920, is dedicated to the citizens of East Clifton who died during the First and Second World Wars.

Inscription

[stele, front/stèle, devant]

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE EAST CLIFTON BOYS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR

SGT E. THOMPSON, M.M.+ BAR., 87TH. BATT., ARRAS, SEPT. 4, 1918
L.C. LAWRENCE A. ELLIOT, D.C.M., 14TH BATT., AMIENS, AUG 8, 1918
PTE J. FREDERICK PARKINSON 87TH BATT., SOMME, OCT. 21, 1916
PTE CECIL A. ELLIOT 14TH BATT., VIMY RIDGE, JUNE 6, 1917

DIED ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE
T’WAS NOBLE THUS TO DIE
GOS SMILES ON VALIANT SOLDIERS
THEIR RECORDS ARE ON HIGH
1914-1918

[stele, rear/stèle, arrière]

PTE DOUGLAS GORRINGE, 1ST BATT., R.H.R., DEC. 26, 1940, ENGLAND

Cette stèle, érigée en 1920, est dédié à la mémoire des braves d’East Clifton, morts au cours des deux conflits mondiaux”

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.