Memorial

Men of Eastwood

Eastwood Obelisk and associated plaques

Source: Copyright John Gilchrist

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Roadside, Junction of Plumptre Way and Nottingham Road, Eastwood, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3AP, England

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SK 47066 46804

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 38736
Description: Italian-white-marble obelisk on a two-stepped square base of Whatstandwell stone, which is set within a square of cobblestones and paving enclosed by iron railings. The paved area beyond the railings is bordered by a pair of freestanding walls and pillars, each of which has an inscribed plaque attached. The column of the obelisk's 6 o'clock face has a relief-carved laurel wreath; the plinth below bears the dedicatory inscription in capital black lettering, beneath which is a relief-carved frieze of crossed rifle, sword and standard. The obelisk's other three faces record the names of WW1 casualties in lead lettering; the 12 o'clock face also includes the names of WW2 casualties. The pair of associated plaques on the nearby pillars list the names of additional WW1 and WW2 casualties whose names had not been included on the obelisk*. [*N.B. These supplementary plaques were added to the site in August 2010, following extensive research by Mr Richard Dodge that identified 62 WW1/WW2 casualties who, for various reasons, had not been included on the obelisk. Evidently, however, when the plaques were manufactured, the two lists of names were inadvertently transposed ; i.e. the 12 WW2 casualties were listed on the plaque headed 'The Fallen (1914)...', and the 50 WW1 casualties were listed on the plaque headed 'When you go home...(Kohima Epitaph)'].
Inscription: Obelisk, 6 o'clock face: ERECTED/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ EASTWOOD,/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918,/ AND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945./ THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD UNTO US,/ AND WE WERE NOT HURT./ THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US,/ BOTH BY NIGHT AND BY DAY./ 1 SAMUEL, CHAP 25./ VERSES 15 & 16 Obelisk, 9 and 3 o'clock faces: (WW1 Names) Obelisk, 12 o'clock face: (WW1 names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (WW2 names) Pillar plaque 1: THE FALLEN (1914)/ "They shall grow not old, as/ we that are left grow old:/ Age shall not weary them,/ nor the years condemn. At/ the going down of the sun/ and in the morning we will/ remember them"/ (WW2 names*) Pillar plaque 2: "When you go home, tell them/ of us, and say, for your/ tomorrow we gave our today"/ Kohima Epitaph./ (WW1 names*) [* N.B. The lists of names were inadvertently transposed on these plaques].

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 138
Died: 138
Information shown: Forenames, surnames
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname, on the obelisk or plaque.

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Men of Eastwood

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