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Hillsborough, County Down. Hillsborough War Memorial is outside the Parish Church, Main Street. This beautiful Celtic Cross was erected to perpetuate the names for all time of the men from Hillsborough and district who fought and fell in the Great War. The cross is worked in Irish limestone. The base weighs about four tons and has four raised panels, which contain the names of the men who made the supreme sacrifice. It is surmounted by a cross about 12 feet (4m) high, with arms 5 feet (1.75m) wide. The Memorial carries the following inscription:- In honour of those from this district who fell fighting for King and Country in the Great War, this Cross is erected by their friends and neighbours in gratitude for their loyalty and devotion. A unusual feature of the unveiling ceremony was the attendance of the famous Hillsborough Castle Guard. The Guard was formed during the reign of Charles II, who gave permission to the then head of the Hill family, his heirs and successors to appoint twenty-six castle wardens. The Guard, which is entirely composed of old residents of the locality, was in command of Sgt. Crane, himself an octogenarian. On three sides of the cross are tablets which bear the names of the fallen. The names are listed under the townland (local district) in which the person lived when enlisting. Roll of Honour of the Fallen 1914 - 1918. |
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