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    Memorial

    Linton WW1 and WW2

    Obelisk -overview

    Source: Copyright John French

    1/2

    Current Location

    Village cemetery, Linton Cemetery, Back Street, Linton, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4JJ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 56344 47003

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    12944
    Description
    Stone obelisk surmounting two-stepped base. Inscription on one side of memorial.
    Inscription
    TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF/ LINTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ AND IN THE/ WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    46
    Died
    46
    Information shown
    surname, initial
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    13
    Died
    13
    Information shown
    Surname, initial
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • Messrs Whitehead & Day, Saffron Walden, Mason

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    13th March 1921

    Colonel Joseph Griffiths, CMG

    Dedicated

    13th March 1921

    Rev E H Edwards, Vicar of Linton

    Custodian
    Linton Cemetery

    Components

    Obelisk

    Height: c2500 mm

    Width: c400 mm

    Depth: c400 mm


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


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