Memorial

Murrow Obelisk

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Current Location

Junction of the Bank and Front End by the village hall and chapel., The Bank (B1187 Main Road), Murrow, Fenland, Cambridgeshire, PE13 4HB, England

TF 37281 06917

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 3499
Description: Grey granite obelisk. On 6 o'clock face Union Flag with laurel wreath around base of shaft
Inscription: THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY / THE RESIDENTS OF MURROW & DISTRICT / TO THE SACRED MEMORY AND HONOUR / OF THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918 / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN / THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS / LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." JOHN XV.13

Unveiled

March 1920

Captain C Few

Dedicated

March 1920

Vicar of Wisbech

Obelisk

Height: 3320MM

Width: 7300MM

Depth: 7400MM

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good