Combined WWI / WWII memorial cross - St George - Barton in Fabis, Nottinghamshire
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N 52° 53.380 W 001° 13.496
30U E 619423 N 5861472
Combined WWI / WWII memorial cross in St George's churchyard, Barton in Fabis.
Waymark Code: WMX690
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/03/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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"There is a stone cross some 12 feet tall adjacent to the south porch. This sits on an octagonal base, on four faces of which is recorded:

JAMES ADAMS
FRED ATKINSON
THOS BROGDALE
ARTHUR NORTH
 

1914-1918
Remember

JESU MERCY

 
HARRY PEPPER
ALBERT PRIESTLEY
JOHN TOWERS
 
1939-1945
JOHN THOMAS
PRIESTLEY RN
DEC 19TH 1941

One of the bells in the tower is in memory of the 7 First World War deaths."

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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 George
Church Lane
Barton-in-Fabis, Nottinghamshire England
NG11 0AB


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