Memorial Cross - St Andrew - Eakring, Nottinghamshire
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N 53° 09.148 W 000° 59.514
30U E 634281 N 5891114
A Celtic Cross on a ‘rough-hewn’ inscribed stone base in the north west corner of St Andrew's churchyard, Eakring.
Waymark Code: WM111XG
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/31/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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"The War Memorial, in the form of a Celtic Cross on a ‘rough-hewn’ inscribed stone base stands by the north west corner of the church and by the roadside. It commemorates only the men of the First World War, there having been no Eakring losses in World War II. The western face is inscribed as follows:

ERECTED IN TOKEN OF GRATITUDE TO GOD FOR VICTORY
AND TO THE HONOUR OF THE MEN OF EAKRING
WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

KILLED

A BETTS   H MOODY
W H CHERRY   E J MORRIS
H JARVIS   J OSBORNE
J KEYWORTH   L V PACKFORD
J LAUGHTON   J H ROWLAND
J A LITTLE   W WYKES

On the northern face appears the following:

SERVED   WOUNDED
W PACEY   G COBB
W PALIN   G DOBB
A W RAGSDALE   W FROST
G ROBINSON   A F GILBERT
A ROWLAND   J G ROBINSON
W ROWLAND    
J SEATON    
T W THORNHILL    

The southern face displays:

SERVED

W L BOND   G H GILBERT   P LITTLE
W BROOME   L GLEW   H MARSHALL
M CAVE   C GRESSWELL   J MARSHALL
W COBB   J W HURST   J MOODY
H ELLIS   F HURT   T OSBORNE
A GILBERT   G W HURT    
E GILBERT   O KIRK    

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Private or Public Monument?: Private

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not known

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
St Andrew
Kirklington Road
Eakring , Nottinghamshire England
NG22 0DB


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