Memorial details

Memorial type
Allegory (eg: Victory)
District
Ballymoney
Town
Portrush
County
Antrim
Country
Northern Ireland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 November 1922
    Attended by: LADY MACNAGHTEN
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11 November 1922
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
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Current location

On Town Hall Green
Town Hall
Kerr Street And Mark Street
Portrush
Ballymoney
Antrim
BT56 8DJ
Northern Ireland

OS Grid Ref: NW 04083 99904
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Figure of Victory with sword in one hand and a palm branch in the other. Figure is mounted on a pedestal which surmounts a three stepped base. On the front face of the pedestal are two bronze plaques. The upper plaque has the dedicatory inscription with a relief image depicting a seascape with battleships in the foreground at the top of the plaque. Above this plaque is a bronze wreath. Bronze plaques with names of the war dead of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 are affixed to the faces of the plinth. The memorial is surrounded by metal railings. A small plaque commemorating a US parachute regiment, which was based in Portrush, is affixed to the railings.
Inscription
Front face: TO THE/ BRAVE MEN/ OF THIS DISTRICT/ WHO RESPONDED TO/ DUTY'S CALL/ AND HELPED TO WIN/ THE/ VICTORY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ THE NAMES INSCRIBED HEREON ARE OF THOSE FROM THIS TOWN AND DISTRICT WHO AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY/ LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM, ENDURED HARDSHIP/ FACED DANGER AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF/ MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF SACRIFICE GIVING UP/ THEIR OWN THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE IN FREEDOM/ DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP BY VICTORY/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE 12 o'clock faces: "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" (Names...)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names...) 3 o'clock face: "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/ (Names...)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names...) 6 o'clock face: "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY"/ (Names...)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names...) Additional Plaque: [Regimental insignia]/ DEDICATED TO THE MEN OF THE/ 507TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT/ 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION/ UNITED STATES ARMY/ STATIONED IN PORTRUSH/ 17TH DECEMBER 1943 - 11TH MARCH 1944/ WWII COMBAT CAMPAIGNS/ NORMANDY/ BELGIUM/ GERMANY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allison, Heslett Samuel
Anderson, Bernard Stuart
Bacon, John
Bacon, William James
Camoron, William John Mcclelland
Campbell, Edward
Campbell Coburn, Alexander
Campbell-mcmullan, John
Christy, George
Clarke, Alexander
See details for all 78 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 78
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 78
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 30
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Figure
    Measurements: height 7FT 6IN
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 4FT 10IN, height 9FT 9IN, width 4FT 4IN
    Materials: Granite - Irish
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
Condition
History
Date unknown: the name plaque on the west face of the pedestal was re-secured. 1988: The metal railings were placed around the memorial.
Costs

Memorial: £1473 3s 5d

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Coleraine Chronicle 18 November 1922

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