Combined War Memorial, St.John the Baptist Churchyard, Upper Boddington, Northants.
Posted by: greysman
N 52° 10.491 W 001° 17.772
30U E 616506 N 5781854
A combined War Memorial in the churchyard of this small village.
Waymark Code: WMBXG6
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/01/2011
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This celtic style cross is set up just to the west of the church of St.John the Baptist in Upper Boddington. Made of limestone the front of the shaft is carved with a vine, a cat, and two birds. The head has intertwined vines and a circle. The base is a truncated pyramid with a dedication panel and a name panel. It is on a two-step base.
The dedication panel;
In Proud and Grateful
Memory of Those Who Made
The Supreme Sacrifice.
They Shall Not Grow Old As
We That Are Left Grow Old.
We Shall Remember Them.
The name panel;
LEST WE FORGET
1914-1919 1939-1945
H.Branson. W.G.Ariss.
F.Leigh. T.Edmunds.
T.Brooks. G.R.Ford.
S.Hull. A.D.Johnson.
A.Wells. F.A.Whitehead.
H.Boys.
There is a maker's inscription below the dedication; 'Pullen & Sons, Northampton'