Memorial

Dunham-on-Trent and Ragnall and Darlton

cRachel Farrand 2012

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Current Location

Located on the Village green, A57 Main Street at the junction with The Green, Dunham-on-Trent, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, NG22 0TZ, England

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SK 81390 74485

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 26930
Description: Three-stepped square base surmounted by square plinth, shaft and Latin cross. Inscription in gold lettering on trefoil-headed tablets attached to two sides of the plinth. The memorial stands on a concreted base, enclosed by a wrought iron fence to the front and a low hedge to the rear. Laurel leaves, ammunition pouches and a cap draped over the top of the cross.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: "LEST/ WE/ FORGET."/ TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD,/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918./ (15 names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." 9 o'clock face: "LEST/ WE/ FORGET."/ TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD,/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN WHO FELL IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR, 1939 - 1945./ (3 names but 1 is from WW1)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." other face (added 1998): "LEST WE FORGET"/ TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD,/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF RAGNALL WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918/ (5 names) rear face: LEST WE FORGET /TO THE GLORY OF GOD,/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF DARLTON WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918 (5 names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 26
Died: 26
Information shown: rank, forename / forename initials, surname
Additional Information: Names from Darlton not known, at present

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname
Order of names: surname

History

Costs: FREE
Maintenance History: 1998: Tablet added in memory of men from Ragnall.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

28th June 1921

Bishop of Southwell

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