Memorial

Haxey And Westwoodside

Source: Copyright Peter Gillings

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Village Crossroads, former site of pond, Haxey and Westwoodside War Memorial, Intersection of Low Street, East Lound Street and Epworth Road, Haxey, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, DN9 2LE, England

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SK 77668 99756

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 34770
Description: Figure of a soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed, on tall rectangular plinth and square three-stepped base. It is surrounded by a white metal fence anchored on stone supports on corners. The base of the statue is engraved in black block lettering on all four sides.
Inscription: West face: 1914 - 1918 / IN HONOUR / OF THE MEN / OF THE PARISH OF / HAXEY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE / GREAT WAR / ERECTED BY / HENRY GILDING JP / LATE OF THIS PARISH // West step face: 1939-1945 / [5 NAMES] // South face: HAXEY / [21 NAMES] // North face: WESTWOODSIDE / [22 NAMES] // East face: IN HONOUR / OF THE MEN / OF THE PARISH OF / HAXEY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE / GREAT WAR / ERECTED BY / HENRY GILDING JP / LATE OF THIS PARISH

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 43
Died: 43
Information shown: Forename initials, surname, rank, regiment, year of death
Order of names: Year of death

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 5
Died: 5
Information shown: Forename initials, surname, rank, regiment or service, year of death
Order of names: Year of death

History

Maker(s): Messrs Beattie and Co, Sculptor
Mr Henry Gilding, Sponsor
Sponsor Type: private
Maintenance History: 2011: Features of figure stable. 1989: Detail of face eroded. Surrounding railings damaged by car impact in the same year.

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Unveiled

13th July 1928

Lady Iliffe

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