Memorial

Silverstone- WW1 and WW2

Source: Copyright Graham Thorpe

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Current Location

Roadside, opposite St Michael's Church, Stocks Hill , Silverstone NN12 8UW, South Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, NN12 8UW, England

SP 66837 44166

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 15041
Description: Two-stepped octagonal base surmounted by a skirted, square sectioned plinth with overhanging moulded-edged upper face, square-footed octagonal sectioned tapering pillar, octagonal boss and ornate terminal-armed wheel cross. Additional angled stone tablet on lower step of base, dedicated to Second World War. Incised inscriptions on inset side panels of plinth and base tablet.
Inscription: Plinth, 6 o'clock face : THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED / TO THE GLORY AND IN MEMORY OF / THE TWENTY FIVE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE / WHO FOUGHT BRAVELY AND DIED NOBLY / DURING THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1919. / ALSO AN APPRECIATION OF THE SPLENDID / SERVICES OF THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN / THEIR PART IN THE GREAT STRUGGLE, / HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR HOME AND FRIENDS / PASS NOT THIS STONE IN SORROW BUT IN PRIDE / AND MAY WE LIVE AS NOBLY AS THEY DIED Plinth, 3 and 9 o'clock faces : (29 NAMES) Plinth, 12 o'clock face : TO COMMEMORATE THE GIFT / BY THE PEOPLE OF SILVERSTONE / TO THE WAR MEMORIAL APPEAL OF / THE NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL / WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 / "SWEET MERCY IS NOBILITY'S TRUE BADGE" Tablet : ALSO IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE / OF THIS VILLAGE WHO FELL IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 / (4 NAMES)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 29
Died: 29
Information shown: Forename, surname, decorations
Order of names: Surname
Additional Information: 4 extra names added in 2010, omitted from original list.

Maintenance History: 2010 : Restoration work included the addition of names for men of Silverstone who had moved away from the area and were therefore omitted from the initial inscription. 2013, Sept : Received a grant from the War Memorials Trust towards replacing the fencing.