Memorial Obelisk - St Bartholomew - Longnor, Staffordshire - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

Combined WWI / WWII memorial obelisk in St Bartholomew's churchyard, Longnor.

A pink granite obelisk on a 3-stepped base with gold painted carved inscriptions on two sides in the churchyard extension, across the road from the church. The monument is enclosed by a low chain fence.

The inscriptions read -
IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF
OUR GALLANT DEAD
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918
(NAMES)
and -
1939 - 1945
(NAMES)

Names on memorial -
WWI:
Caley G
Gould J
Mellor J
Riley J
Riley S
Robinson T
Slack J
Tunnicliffe W
Tunnicliffe H
Wardle L M
Wheeldon S
Lownds J T
Kidd W (a later addition in 2012)

WWII:
Belfield T J V
Horobin L
Turner I W
Grindey D

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 Bartholomew Churchyard Extension, Church Street Longnor , Staffordshire England SK17 0PE Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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