Combined WWI / WWII Memorial Cross - Hemington, Leicestershire
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N 52° 50.740 W 001° 19.453
30U E 612859 N 5856418
Combined WWI / WWII memorial cross on a village green in Hemington.
Waymark Code: WMV3NV
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/18/2017
Views: 2
A stone cross with three-stepped base set on raised mound of earth and surrounded by painted metal fence. Inscription in relief on shaft of cross. Names on base of cross.
Inscription -
IN/ MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO PAID THE PRICE/ 1914/1918/ (Names)
8 names from WWI -
Haywood, Arthur
Hawkins, Ernest
North Samuel H
Poxon Joseph H
Prichett Arthur
Spencer, Fred
Twells, Thomas
Twells, Joseph
1 name from WWII -
Higgins, Sidney (1942)
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:
Village Green
Church Lane
Hemington, Leicestershire England
DE74 2RU
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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