Memorial

Hawkesbury and Buckley

Hawkesbury

Source: Copyright Peter Kelsall

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Current Location

In the grounds, Hawkesbury Bowling Club, Mill Lane, Buckley, Alyn And Deeside, Clwyd, CH7 3HB, Wales

SJ 27839 64436

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Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 17920
Description: Plain rectangular Stone of Remembrance. Inscription and names in relief. All on a three-stepped stone base in paved area.
Inscription: 1914/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD / 1918/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH (ON OTHER SIDE OF STONE): 1939/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD / 1945/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: The British Legion collected money from the community for the memorial after WW2.
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: The Salute was taken by Brig. H.S.K. Mainwaring, Lord Lieut. of Flintshire. The Band of the 4th Btn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers was in attendance. Cost of moving memorial to the Hawkesbury Bowling Centre was £5259 from Flintshire County Council, £3650 from Buckley Town Council and a donation from the Buckley branch of the Royal British Legion. The bulk of the cash was spent on an £8900 fence. THE Chronicle, July 28, 2006.
Maintenance History: 2006: 10,000 pound scheme to safeguard the future of the war memorial including the erection of a fence. 2020: Memorial refurbished and 30 new names to be added.