Memorial Cross - St Mary - Manton, Rutland
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N 52° 37.965 W 000° 42.019
30U E 655628 N 5833900
Memorial cross in the churchyard of St Mary's church, Manton.
Waymark Code: WM115RY
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/20/2019
Views: 1
Memorial cross in the churchyard of St Mary's church, Manton, consisting of a single-stepped square base surmounted by a rough-hewn batter-sided plinth with a rectangular sectioned tapering shaft with a wheel cross. A sword of Sacrifice is carved in relief on front of the shaft.
A WW1 Leaded inscription on smoothed recessed areas at the front of the shaft & front face of the plinth. (WW2 names on additional metal plaque attached to front face of shaft beneath point of sword [Visit Link].)
Inscription -
Shaft face :
TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND
Plinth face :
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
(6 NAMES)
Names on memorial -
|
Name |
Rank |
Unit |
Batt |
Died |
|
Blackett - William Stewart Burdett |
Captain |
Leicestershire Yeomanry |
|
24/11/1914 |
|
Bourne - Raymond Milner |
Private |
Durham Light Infantry |
29 |
12/10/1918 |
|
Corston - Sidney Charles |
Private |
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) |
15 |
26/10/1917 |
|
Elliot - William Alfred |
Private |
Yorkshire Regiment |
|
09/12/1918 |
|
Reeve - Robert |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
No 3 Coy; 5 |
02/06/1916 |
|
Taylor - William Edward |
Private |
Army Service Corps |
Mechanical Transport |
02/10/1918 |
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 Mary
Church Lane
Manton, Rutland England
LE15 8SP
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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