PEOPLE in Greenock fell silent on Remembrance Sunday to remember the sacrifices made by the hundreds of men from the area who served their country in the two world wars and in conflicts around the world since then.
Adults and children marched from the Wellpark Mid Kirk before paying their tributes during the traditional two-minute silence at the cenotaph in the Wellpark, one hundred years and one month since the memorial was unveiled.
Following the silence, wreaths were laid at the memorial on behalf of the King, Inverclyde Council and by local schools and community organisations, as well as by the town’s MSP, Stuart McMillan, and MP, Martin McCluskey.
The Greenock memorial, along with those in Port Glasgow and Gourock, was re-dedicated on Sunday in the hope that locals will take heed of the ‘lest we forget’ message and continue to pay tribute for generations to come, even as the two great wars of the 20th century fade further into history.
The memorial was originally unveiled on October 4, 1924, on a Saturday afternoon, in front of “a large assemblage of townspeople”, while its completion was accompanied by the publication of a book which not only explains the symbolism of the sculpture but also names the more than 1,500 men from the town who died on active service during the First World War.
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