Memorial Cross - St Mary the Virgin - Nether Broughton, Leicestershire
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N 52° 49.722 W 000° 58.118
30U E 636856 N 5855148
Memorial cross of Aberdeen Granite at St Mary's church, Nether Broughton.
Waymark Code: WMRFJK
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/19/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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A Ringed cross of Aberdeen Granite on a tapered square shaft, pedimented pedestal and three steps.

Inscription -

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/

Names -
Brooks, William James
Gregory, Albert Henry
Harby, William
Main, Joseph
Miller, Enoch
Watkins, Kenneth Harvey
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 10/31/1920

Private or Public Monument?: Other

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'S CHURCH
Church End
Nether Broughton, Leicestershire England


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