Combined WWI and WWII celtic cross - St Lawrence - Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire
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Combined WWI & WWII celtic runic memorial cross of Cornish granite at St Lawrence's church, Skellingthorpe.
Waymark Code: WMRC7Z
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/07/2016
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"Celtic runic cross. The Second World War names are on a tablet attached to the lower part of the shaft of the cross. The First World War names are on the plinth that supports the cross. Names inscribed on a sunken polished panel."
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Inscription -
PLINTH: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE/ MEN OF SKELLINGTHORPE WHO/ DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES) SHAFT OF CROSS: IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945
Names -
WWI:
F.C. DUNHAM
W.L. HARDY
E.L. JACKSON
J.G. JOHNSON
H. MOODY
A. SIMONS
J.S. SIMPSON M.M.
F.L. TAYLOR
A. WRIGHT
H.L. GOOD
T.W. HARRIS
W.H. JOHNSON
H.C. MANSELL
A.E. RAINES
A.C. SIMPSON MM
A. SPIKINGS
N.W. WELLS-COLE
W. WRIGHT
R. FARRAR WILSON
WWII:
T.W. BELTON
D.W. BETTINSON
F. HARRISON
J. JOHNSON
J. NAYLOR
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 05/22/1920
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 Lawrence's Church
Lower Church Rd
Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire England
LN6 5RA
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