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Lisburn war memorial

Lisburn City Council are seeking families of fallen soldiers for a new plaque at the war memorial in the city.

In a newspaper advert the council said they are "compiling a list of those citizens of the city "not already recorded who fell in the First and Second World Wars, also those who fell in the Korean, Falklands, Gulf, Iraq and Afghnaistan Wars".

The names will be engraved on a plaque on the existing memorial on Castle Street.

Councillor William Lietham said: "The council wants to ensure the memory of those who fought selflessly for other are never forgotten....

Read entire article at BBC