Legal settlement to pay for Mametz Wood Memorial upkeep, France

Date of publication: 27/02/2013

This is South Wales reports that the sculptor of the Mametz Wood Memorial, David Peterson, has won a legal case for breach of copyright and that the legal settlement will pay to maintain the memorial.

Unlicensed copies of the sculpture were found to be on sale near the memorial in France, which honours Welsh soldiers who fought at the First Battle of the Somme in 1916.

To read the full article, visit the This is South Wales website here.

Images courtesy of Geordie Michael.

Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News