Memorial

Charwelton and Fawsley

Charwelton and Fawsley Cross - Oct 2021

Source: Copyright Graham Thorpe

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Current Location

On the roadside on the north end of the village, next to packhorse bridge, just north of the pub.., A361, Banbury Road, Charwelton, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 3YY, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 53507 56071

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 14967
Description: Octagonal three-stepped stone base surmounted by a square plinth with rectangular sectioned, chamfer-edged Latin cross. Incised inscription & names on sides of plinth. Stone plant holder on stepped base.
Inscription: 6 o' clock face : TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN FROM CHARWELTON AND FAWSLEY / WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / (2 Names) / "THANKS BE TO GOD WHICH GIVETH US THE / VICTORY THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST" faces : (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 34
Served: 32
Died: 2
Information shown: surname,year died
Order of names: year died

History

Maintenance History: 2011: One name is illegible

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown

Plinth

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown

Base

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown

Further Information

https://www.warmemoorialsonlline.org.uk/memorial/136042 for clearer images.