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4b. Oswestry War Memorial, right view

The top of the right hand pillar. The pillar has the date 1918, and an engraved message: 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man may lay down his life for his friends'.

Top-right view of Oswestry War Memorial.

Close-up of the marble plaque on the right hand pillar. On the plaque is the engraving, 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man may lay down his life for his friends'.

Close-up of the marble plaque on the right hand pillar. On the plaque is the engraving, 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man may lay down his life for his friends'.

Detail of the inscription on the right pillar.

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

In what year did World War One end?
What is the date on the pillar?
Are these two dates the same?
What does the writing say?
Why might the date the war ended be different to the date on the memorial?

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