Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial, War memorial in Grange Hill, West Kirby, England
Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial is a monument located in Grange Hill, West Kirby, England. It features a 14.5-meter granite obelisk topped with two bronze figures portraying a British infantry soldier and a robed woman holding an infant.
The memorial was erected in 1922 to honor those who died in World War One. Its creation marked an important moment for the local community to collectively acknowledge their loss.
The bronze figures depict a soldier with weapons and a woman cradling an infant, expressing contrasting meanings of war and peace. Visitors can observe these opposing images when walking around the monument.
The soldier figure's bayonet is removed for care and reattached only during annual memorial commemorations. The site is in a public space and remains open to visitors throughout the year.
A replica of the soldier figure stands at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia as part of the Drivers and Wipers Memorial. This connection reveals how the monument's design carried meaning across continents.
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