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POST OFFICE WORKERS GREAT WAR MEMORIAL
When the call came, 398 men from the Plymouth General Post Office left their jobs to join the forces in the Great War. Of the General Post Office nationally, 85,000 men volunteered for the services. [1] Although it was 35 of the Plymouth contingent that did not return from the war, this Memorial is dedicated to only 29 of them, 'who were particularly identified with the Plymouth office'. [1] The Memorial in the Sorting Office was unveiled by the Mayor of Plymouth, Mr W S Knight, on Sunday December 12th 1920. Also in attendance were the Mayor's Chaplain, the Reverend T Wilkinson Riddle; the Head Postmaster, Mr H J Draper and his immediate predecessor, Mr Leonard Jones. [1] After the "Last Post" was
played by buglers from the Royal Marine Light Infantry, unveiled the white
marble Memorial, upon which was inscribed: ~ Erected by the Post-office
workers of Plymouth and district in memory of their colleagues who lost
their lives in the Great War, 1914-1919 ~ This was followed by a
short religious service. [1] Sources:
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