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SHELDWICH MEMORIAL CROSS
UKNIWM Ref: 16210
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Address
| Type: |
CROSS |
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| Denomination: |
CHURCH OF ENGLAND |
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| OS Map Ref: |
TR 010 560 |
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Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATITUDE TO OUR BROTHERS WHO / LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914/ IN DEFENCE OF THE SACRED CAUSE OF LIBERTY / CIVILISATION AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / WHICH THEY SO GLORIOUSLY UPHELD / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS / 1914 (NAMES)/ 1915/ (NAMES)/ 1916/ (NAMES)/ 1917/ (NAMES)/ 1918/ (NAMES)/ ALSO IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ OUR BRITHERS WHO FELL IN/ THE WORLD WAR 1939 1945/ (NAMES)
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| CROSS |
CONCRETE |
360 CM |
180 CM |
180 CM |
GOOD |
Physical Description
STONE CELTIC CROSS MOUNTED ON PLINTH. PLINTH SURMOUNTS TWO-STEPPED BASE. INSCRIPTION ON PLINTH.
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
FIRST WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
24 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
24 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Yes, an exact count |
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| How are the names ordered? |
year died |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
rank, year died, regiment, place of death |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
Yes |
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| War |
SECOND WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
6 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
6 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Yes, an exact count |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
rank, year died, regiment |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
Yes |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
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| Maintenance History: |
SOME OF THE LETTERS HAVE FALLEN OFF THE BASE AND THEREFORE THE CONDITION COULD BECOME AT RISK. FOWM HAS BEEN INFORMED. |
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Ceremonies
Not known
Sponsorship
| Sponsorship Type: |
None |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
No |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
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Craftsmen
Not known
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
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| Photographs: |
Y |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
O |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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