Moving ceremony to mark restoration of war memorial in Leeds

By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Apr 2017, 17:25 BST
Updated 8th Apr 2017, 22:13 BST
2 April 2017...... Commemoration event for the restoration of Headingley war memorial and the adding of a new name - Sapper R Wright. Picture Tony Johnson.2 April 2017...... Commemoration event for the restoration of Headingley war memorial and the adding of a new name - Sapper R Wright. Picture Tony Johnson.
2 April 2017...... Commemoration event for the restoration of Headingley war memorial and the adding of a new name - Sapper R Wright. Picture Tony Johnson.
A moving ceremony was held today to mark the restoration of Headingley War Memorial and the addition of a missing name.

The commemoration took place after morning service at St Michael’s and All Angels’ Church, from where the choir and small band led a procession to the war memorial at 11am.

Representatives from the British Legion, Royal Naval Association and Royal Engineers’ Association gathered alongside Headingley councillors and family members of Sapper Reginald Wright - whose name had been missed off the original memorial. Sapper Wright’s grandson had originally written a letter in the Yorkshire Evening Post about the omission which was seen by Headingley councillor Al Garthwaite (Lab, Headingley).