Memorial

Yateley

Yateley memorial

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Current Location

Opposite Village Green, Yateley War Memorial, Reading Road, Yateley, Hart, Hampshire, GU46 7LR, England

SU 81754 61022

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 21267
Description: A three-stepped base surmounted by a large wooden crucifix with a roof. The names plaques for the First World War are in wooden frames, with bossed floral carvings, at the foot of either side of the cross. The dedication, and additional post 1945 conflict names, are on the steps of the base. Second World War names are inscribed on separate stone panels set adjacent to sides of the base of the crucifix.
Inscription: Cross: INRI // WW1 left plaque: (21 NAMES) // Centre board: AFGHANISTAN / (1 NAME) 2010 // WW1 right plaque: (21 NAMES) // Top step: TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF YATELEY / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 / GRANT O LORD ETERNAL REST // Middle step: "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends" // Bottom step: { MALAYA / 1956 / (1 NAME) } { AFGHANISTAN / 2010 / (1 NAME) } // Left flanking tablet: 1939-1945 / (13 NAMES) // Right flanking tablet: 1939-1945 / (13 NAMES)