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4a. Remembrance: Oswestry War Memorial, left pillar

The top of the left hand pillar. The pillar has the date 1914, and an engraved message: 'Erected in grateful memory of the men of Oswestry who laid down their lives in the great war'.

Top-left view of Oswestry War Memorial.

A marble plaque on the left hand pillar. The inscription reads: 'Erected in grateful memory of the men of Oswestry who laid down their lives in the great war'.

A marble plaque on the left hand pillar. The inscription reads: 'Erected in grateful memory of the men of Oswestry who laid down their lives in the great war'.

Detail of the plaque on the left pillar.

Look at these pictures. These pictures show the left side of the war memorial. Find out these things:

In what year did World War One start?
What is the date on the pillar?
What does the writing say?
What town did the people the memorial remembers come from?

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