Memorial

Exton and Whitwell

Exton and Whitwell cross and tablet

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Current Location

Opposite The Green,, Memorial Garden, Oakham Road, Exton, Rutland, Leicestershire, LE15 8AX, England

SK 92417 11181

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 14807
Description: Three-stepped hexagonal base surmounted by a square sectioned plinth and a tall octagonal sectioned tapering shaft with Clipsham stone cross, upon which, is a canopy and crucifixion of Christ. Inscription lettering in relief. The original figure of Christ now held within the Church. The cross is set within a Garden of Remembrance with a portrait orientated recessed moulded-frame incorporating a stone tablet set into perimeter wall. Inscription lettering in relief.
Inscription: Cross plinth face 1 : IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST/ AMEN/ + CHARLES 3RD EARL OF GAINSBOROUGH ~/ ~AND MARY HIS WIFE SET UP THIS CROSS~/ ~AND THE TABLET NEAR BY, IN MEMORY OF~/ ~THEIR BELOVED SON ROBERT, THEIR NEPHEWS~/ ~ROGER AND MAURICE, AND OTHERS, THEIR~/ Cross plinth face 4 : - FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS IN EXTON -/ ~AND WHITWELL, WHO DIED FOR KING AND~/ ~COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ ON WHOSE SOULS SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY./ Cross plinth face 3: TOM CECIL NOEL M.C. AND BAR, LIEUT. ~/ ~ROYAL AIR FORCE. SON OF GERARD CECIL ~/ ~NOEL OF COTTESMORE. REPORTED MISSING~/ ~AT WESTROOZEBEKE, FLANDERS, IN THE ~/ ~ GREAT WAR. AUG 22ND. 1918./ Cross plinth face 2 : (Names)/ + REQUIESCANT IN PACE + Tablet frame : IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / Tablet : + EXTON +/ (15 Names)/ + WHITWELL +/ (4 Names)/ + MAY THEY REST IN PEACE +

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 21
Died: 21
Information shown: Surname, forename, initials, rank, regiment, date of death, place of death, age at death, relationships, decorations

Maker(s): MR ALFRED YOUNG NUTT MVO ISO, Designer
Mr. B.J. Banbury and Mr. C. Clifton, Makers
Sponsor Type: private