Combined WWI and WWII memorial - East Leake, Nottinghamshire
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N 52° 49.839 W 001° 10.900
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Combined WWI and WWII stone monument consisting of a hexagonal stone platform, topped with octagonal base and stepped hexagonal plinth. A copper Latin cross is mounted on the top. Dedication and names on three faces of the base of the column.
Waymark Code: WMRY62
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/21/2016
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Combined WWI and WWII stone monument consisting of a hexagonal stone platform, topped with octagonal base and stepped hexagonal plinth. A copper Latin cross is mounted on the top. Dedication and names on three faces of the base of the column.
Inscription -
IN GRATITUDE TO THE/ MEN OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BY/ THE INHABITANTS THAT/ FUTURE GENERATIONS/ MAY VALUE THE FREEDOM/ FOR WHICH THEY DIED/ AND THAT THEIR NAMES/ MAY BE KEPT IN/ HONOURED/ MEMORY./ (Names)/ ALSO 1939-1945/ (Names)
Dedicated -
24 May 1920
Attended by: Major George Coke Robinson, Reverend T C Angrave, Reverend J Chamberlain and Reverend R H Handford
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 05/24/1920
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:
Brookside
East Leake, Nottinghamshire England
LE12 6LW
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