Memorial

Milnthorpe Cross

WW1 face

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Village Green, Main Street, Milnthorpe, South Lakeland, Cumbria, LA7 7PP, England

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SD 49834 81532

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 4249
Description: Cross on a slender octagonal shaft mounted on a cruciform plinth which carries the WW1 Dedication and names in lead on the North face, with the motto Pro Patria Mori on a scroll against a carved ground of olive branches. The WW2 names, and one from Suez, are on the West end face. The plinth sits on an octagonal step within a paved area surrounded by planting. Unusually, the WW1 names are listed under the country of death, and in date order.
Inscription: Pro Patria Mori/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD AND /LOVING MEMORY OF/ MILNTHORPE LADS/ WHO DIED FOR GOD/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ FOR FREEDOM 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ Greater Love/ hath no man than this that/ a man lay down his life for/ his friends.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 21
Died: 21
Information shown: Country of death, forename, initial, surname, date of death
Order of names: By country of death, THEN by date of death

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: Forenames, surname, year of death, unit, country of death
Order of names: No apparent order

War: Egypt and the Suez Crisis (1951-1956)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forename, surname, year and country of death

History

Maintenance History: The surrounding chains were removed during WW2

Ceremonies

Unveiled

11 September 1919

Colonel J W Weston MP

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