Memorial

Holkham - WW1 & WW2 - Obelisk

Holkham Obelisk

Source: Mark Randall

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Current Location

Located in fenced garden by the roadside, Park Road, Holkham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, NR23 1RG, England

TF 89187 43893

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 20067
Description: Three-stepped base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Bronze wreaths at the base of each side of the obelisk. Bronze plaques with inscriptions on each side of the plinth.
Inscription: Face 1 top plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ & TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF/ ALL THOSE FROM/ HOLKHAM/ WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ SOME FELL IN BATTLE/ & SOME DIED OF WOUNDS & SICKNESS/ BUT ALL NOBLY DID THEIR DUTY/ TO THEIR KING & COUNTRY/ THIS OBELISK WAS ERECTED BY/ THOMAS WILLIAM, 3RD EARL OF LEICESTER. Face 1 bottom plaque: WORLD WAR / 1939 – 1945 Faces 2, 3 and 4: (Names)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 19
Died: 19
Information shown: rank, forenames, surname, service number, unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: rank, forenames, surname, honours, service, manner of death, place of death, date of death

Obelisk

Height: c3050 mm

Width: c610 mm

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1450897

Plaques

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1450897