World War I Memorial (Tiruchirappalli)

Coordinates: 10°48′56″N 78°41′48″E / 10.8155°N 78.6967°E / 10.8155; 78.6967
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World War I Memorial
Trichinopoly who died during World War I
Unveiled1919
Location10°48′56″N 78°41′48″E / 10.8155°N 78.6967°E / 10.8155; 78.6967
Opposite Gandhi Market, Tiruchirappalli
Commemorated41

World War I Memorial, located opposite to

Trichinopoly
.

History

Main article:
British Indian Army during World War I

About 302 soldiers from

Trichinopoly participated in World War I as a part of British Indian Army, of which 41 died during the course of war. In remembrance of those soldiers, the then government erected a memorial with a huge clock in it.[1]

Maintenance

The memorial which was also popularly known as "Clock Tower", was languishing without much maintenance. During the mean time, about 25 traders, including Burmese refugees, put up their shop and began to occupy the spaces around the memorial, which left unchecked became as hindrance in viewing and visiting the memorial.[2] After many years of wait, on 27 February 2013 the city corporation decided to revamp the structure after persistent demands from Ex–servicemen personnels and other service organisation to cancel the licence and demolish the shops (excluding the ones run by Burmese refugees) and other structures around the memorial.[3]

See also

References

  1. Tiruchy. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original
    on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. Tiruchi
    . 1 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. Tiruchi
    . 18 July 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.


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