Complex sentence: For some time after its unveiling the base of the memorial was covered by the public with flowers and wreaths, public pressure mounted to retain it, and the British War Cabinet decided on 30 July 1919 that a permanent memorial should replace the wooden version.
Split into simpler sentences: For some time after its unveiling, the base of the memorial was covered with flowers and wreaths by members of the public. Pressure mounted to retain it, and the British War Cabinet decided on 30 July 1919 that a permanent memorial should replace the wooden version.