Memorial Cross - St Peter - Parwich, Derbyshire
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N 53° 05.173 W 001° 43.246
30U E 585676 N 5882626
A combined WWI / WWII memorial cross in St Peter's churchyard, Parwich.
Waymark Code: WM11TW4
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/19/2019
Views: 3
A combined WWI / WWII memorial cross in St Peter's churchyard, Parwich, consisting of a dressed limestone wheel cross on a square pedestal. It has an inlaid inscription in capital lettering within recessed panels on the sides of the pedestal.
Inscription -
6 o'clock face:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
THIS CROSS IS PLACED HERE BY THE
PEOPLE OF PARWICH IN HONOURED
MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE VILLAGE
WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN THE GREAT
WAR A D 1914 - 1919.
(Names)
"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."
3 o'clock face of pedestal:
1939 - 1945
(Names)
Names on memorial:
WWI -
Albert Roberts
Leonard Twigge
Thomas Twigge
Thomas Hadfield
Fred Moorcroft
Herbert Steeples
Robert Shipley
Arthur Calladine
WWII -
Ronald Cotterill
Brunskill Lowes
William Mace
Robin Philips
Jack Steeples
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 Peter Smithy Close Parwich, Derbyshire England DE6 1QT
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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