Memorial

West Bridgford

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Current Location

West Bridgford War Memorial, Junction Of Bridgford Road And Musters Road, West Bridgford, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7QP, England

SK 58386 37965

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 27315
Description: OCTAGONAL BASE SURMOUNTED BY DOUBLE OCTAGONAL PLINTH, TAPERING SHAFT AND MARKET CROSS. INSCRIPTION PLAQUES ON EACH SIDE OF THE PLINTH. WHOLE STANDS IN THE CENTRE OF A RAISED FLOWER BED AND IS SET WITHIN A SMALL PARK
Inscription: LOWER PLINTH: ERECTED BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919. REMEMBER WITH THANKSGIVING THE TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN WHO IN THESE YEARS OF WAR WENT FORTH FROM THIS PARISH FOR GOD AND RIGHT. THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO RETURNED NOT AGAIN ARE HERE INSCRIBED TO BE HONOURED FOR EVERMORE/ (NAMES) UPPER PLINTH: ERECTED BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE IN WEST BRIDGFORD WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)

Cross

Height: C 6000MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plaques

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Nottinghamshire Family History Society Vol 82, p38-39, 1991 Record Series, Monumental Inscriptions.