DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT MEMORIAL CROSS 1434'
A few miles out of Marsden and we climb-up to one of the highest war memorials in the country, this simple wooden cross sits on the summit of Pule Hill in the Pennine hills north of Marsden. It commemorates the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment lost in the Second A World War. There are commanding views from this high point but in today's glum weather conditions they are out of bounds. Its wet and cloudy but we are making good progress with little time being lost on photography! This is a moving memorial, effective in its simplicity, its inscription reads: "All Who Gave Their All", and they did.
Anxious to know what the name "Pule Hill" means I looked it up:
“meaning a pool or marsh, especially one that was dry in the summer. Pole Moor therefore means Pool or Marsh Moor…and Pule Hill = the hill in the marsh.” (Dyson 1944)
DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT MEMORIAL CROSS 1434'
A few miles out of Marsden and we climb-up to one of the highest war memorials in the country, this simple wooden cross sits on the summit of Pule Hill in the Pennine hills north of Marsden. It commemorates the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment lost in the Second A World War. There are commanding views from this high point but in today's glum weather conditions they are out of bounds. Its wet and cloudy but we are making good progress with little time being lost on photography! This is a moving memorial, effective in its simplicity, its inscription reads: "All Who Gave Their All", and they did.
Anxious to know what the name "Pule Hill" means I looked it up:
“meaning a pool or marsh, especially one that was dry in the summer. Pole Moor therefore means Pool or Marsh Moor…and Pule Hill = the hill in the marsh.” (Dyson 1944)