War memorial march to be re-enacted 100 years on

The bronze figure of a soldier, installed in 1924, was sculpted by Percy Bentham

A parade to mark the opening of a World War One memorial will be recreated to mark its 100th anniversary.

Carnforth War Memorial was unveiled in 1924 in front of 2,000 people to commemorate servicemen from the Lancashire town who died in the conflict.

A year later, a plaque was added in tribute to those who died of their injuries after the war, typically from the lasting effects of poison gas.

A representative from the Australian High Commission will also lay a wreath at Saturday’s parade in memory of a resident who moved to the country before dying in the conflict.

The memorial was amended in 1947 to include names of those who died during World War Two

Town councillor Ian Laurence said: “Based on footage from November 1924, our parade will be a re-enactment of the original march starting at 2.20pm from Carnforth High School, along Kellet Road and Market Street to the War Memorial Gardens, where a public service will be held and the current Lord Cavendish will provide a commemoration, just as his grandfather did 100 years ago.”

The memorial includes a bronze figure of a soldier, which was sculpted by Percy Bentham.

It was amended in 1947 to include names of those who died during World War Two.