Memorial Obelisk - St Leonard - Aston-le-Walls, Northamptonshire
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A combined WWI / WWII memorial obelisk in St Leonard's churchyard, Aston-le-Walls.
Waymark Code: WM12KR4
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/12/2020
Views: 2
A combined WWI / WWII memorial obelisk in St Leonard's churchyard, Aston-le-Walls, consisting of a square sectioned, slightly tapering plinth surmounted by a square sectioned tapering obelisk. There are incised inscriptions on three sides of plinth, the top face of which is carved in relief with a draped decorative leaf arrangement.
The inscription reads -
6 o'clock face :
To the glory of God
and in honoured memory
of those men from this
parish who gave their lives
for their King and Country
in the great war 1914 to 1918
3 o'clock face :
(5 Names)
12 o'clock face :
1939 - 1945
(3 Names)
Names on memorial -
WWI:
Francis C Plowden
Godfrey B A Plowden
Percy W Taylor
John H W Harris
Francis R Edmunds
WWII:
R Adams,
T F Adams
F Coleman
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 Leonard's Churchyard Main Street, (corner of Blacksmith's Lane) Aston Le Walls , Northamptonshire England NN11 6UF
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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