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Next year will be the centenary of the beginning of World War One also known as the ‘Great War’ in the UK. While the United States was only in the war for a little more than a year Britain bore the full brunt of the hostilities for four long years. British forces included the ANZACS from New Zealand and Australia. In the UK the national lottery has established the Heritage Lottery Fund that preserves historic buildings and artifacts. The lottery’s newest project is titled ‘Lest We Forget’ and in Henly the project will sponsor three memorials to Henley’s “forgotten” servicemen.
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £8,200 to the project which needs community donations of £3,300 to complete the memorials. The news was announced by the lottery on the eve of Remembrance Sunday (similar to Veteran’s day in the US) and means the 6ft by 4ft glass plaques will be in place at the town hall, St Mary’s Church and Holy Trinity Church in time for the World War One centenary on August 4th 2014. Each plaque will contain the names of about 260 veterans with connections to Henley and will also include the names of 70 who are not listed on any of the town’s memorials.
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