Memorial hall

[1] In the aftermath of the First World War, many towns and villages looked to commemorate casualties from their communities.

Community leaders were expected to organise local committees to construct memorials[2] and halls, for the benefit of the local community, were often seen as appropriate ways in which to honour those who had lost their lives.

Most incorporate a plaque or stone, individually naming casualties, although, in some cases, they were built instead of war memorials.

[3] Most First World War memorial halls would later go on to be rededicated as memorials to those who also died in the Second World War.

In post-war times, many Second World War Memorials would later be rededicated to those who lost their lives in numerous modern wars.