Memorial to the
Liverpool Pals unveiled by Prince Edward.
An £85,000
frieze at Liverpool's Lime Street station, which was the main departure point
for men and boys leaving for war 100 years ago, was unveiled today by the Earl
of Wessex, Prince Edward.
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The Memorial at Lime Street Station |
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Tom Murphy |
Designed by
local sculptor Tom Murphy it tells the Pals' journey through World War One. The
Memorial can be seen above the entrance to the Merseyrail station within Lime
Street station.
The frieze is
the result of a three-year campaign by the Liverpool Pals Memorial Fund to
create a permanent tribute to remember those who volunteered for the King’s
Liverpool Regiment during World War I.
Lt
Col Tony Hollingsworth MBE, from the Liverpool Pals Memorial Fund, told the BBC
that Tom had done a "fantastic job" of capturing their journey. he
said Tom Murphy whose other works include the Hillsborough memorial and a
statue of Bill Shankly, was a "master of his craft".
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Part of the re-enactment |
Following
the unveiling ceremony, there is also a re-enactment of the Liverpool Pals
signing up to answer Lord Derby's call for recruits over the road at St
George's Hall. Meanwhile on the plateau members of the Pals re-enactment
society, Royal British legion members and other military gathered for
inspection by Prince Edward.
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HRH Prince Edward |
Re-enactment of
Liverpool Pals signing up
Lord Derby
called on the men of Liverpool to volunteer following the 1914 appeal by Lord Kitchener. He issued his
first call to arms for 100,000 volunteers, aged between 19 and 30, to enlist in
the army. In today's re-enactment every man taking part was given an envelope
representing one of the Liverpool Pals and inside it will detail what happened
to that particular soldier in the war. General Henry Rawlinson initially
suggested that men would be more willing to join up if they could serve with
people they already knew and Lord Derby was the first to test the idea in
Liverpool.
Five
thousand men joined the Liverpool Pals. By the end of the war almost three
thousand of them had been killed.
Links
For more
information about The Liverpool Pals Memorial Fund, visit