Memorial

Nether Whitacre - Cross WW1

NetherWhitacre - Cross WW1 - GeneralView (1)

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Current Location

Inside left, of Churchyard entrance gate, from car park,, St. Giles' Churchyard, Church Lane, off Coventry Road, Nether Whitacre, North Warwickshire, Warwickshire, B46 2DY, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 23096 92812

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 38478
Description: Concrete foundation with a two-stepped square base incorporating chamfered upper-faces, surmounted by a steeply & tapering square sectioned plinth & tapering rectangular shafted wheel cross. Celtic knotwork design carved in relief, on three sides of cross. Incised inscription on sides of plinth. (Wooden board for WW2 fallen, mounted on interior wall of Church)
Inscription: Centre of wheel cross face : ihs 6 o'clock face : THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED / IN THE THE YEAR 1920 / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN / GRATEFUL AND LOVING MEMORY / OF THOSE MEN OF NETHER WHITACRE / WHOSE NAMES ARE ENGRAVED THERON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE 3 o'clock face : ACCIDENTALLY KILLED/ (NAMES) 9 o'clock face : DIED OF WOUNDS/ (NAMES) 12 o'clock face : KILLED IN ACTION / (NAMES) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 11
Died: 11
Information shown: rank, year died, regiment, forename, surname, manner of death
Order of names: manner of death

Conservation

Components

Cross

Height: c 6ft 6ins

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Board

Made from: Wood