Memorial

Maesbury - WW1 and WW2

Cross

Source: Copyright J M Owen

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Current Location

400 yds N/W of the canal, a white "tin" church, St John the Baptist Church, Main Road, Maesbury, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 8JH, England

SJ 30985 25637

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 13955
Description: A plain rough hewn Latin cross mounted on an irregular plinth and two-stepped square base.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE FROM THIS TOWNSHIP/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919 (Names)/ AND ALSO THOSE IN THE 1939 - 1945 WAR/ (Names)

Maintenance History: It is noted that there is some weathering to the inscription.

Unveiled

September 1921

BRIG GEN J V CAMPBELL VC CMG DSO ADC

Cross

Height: 1360MM

Width: 1360MM

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good