Complex sentence: In 1919 a public meeting was held and a War Memorial Committee was formed, which invited public subscriptions to be given toward the design and erection of a memorial in the town to commemorate those who had been lost in the First World War.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1919 a public meeting was held in the town and a War Memorial Committee was formed. The committee invited public subscriptions to be given toward the design and erection of a memorial to commemorate those who had been lost in the First World War.