Combined WWI/WWII stone cross, St John the Baptist - Muston, Leicestershire
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N 52° 55.888 W 000° 46.079
30U E 650018 N 5866979
A three stepped base surmounted by a six-sided hexagonal plinth with tapering hexagonal shaft and a ringed cross with the figure of Christ crucified. St John the Baptist churchyard, Muston.
Waymark Code: WMNJNG
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/24/2015
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"Three stepped base surmounted by six-sided hexagonal plinth, tapering hexagonal shaft and ringed cross with the figure of Christ crucified.
Inscription:
ERECTED TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE MEN/ CONNECTED WITH/ THIS PARISH WHO/ LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)"
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Sculpted by William Silver Frith from Ketton Stone
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 09/20/1919
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 John the Baptist
Church Lane
Muston, Leicestershire England
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