Memorial

C Company 5th Staff Leek Battalion Home Guard

C Company 5th Staff Leek Battn Home Guard

Source: Copyright Barrie Price

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Current Location

Unclassified Road Merryton Low triangulation point at 489 metres half a mile north east of the Mermaid Public House, Merryton Low, Thorncliffe, near Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, ST13 8UL, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 04134 60999

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Other memorial
WMR Reference Number: 51221
Description: Concrete triangulation point with dedicatory bronze plaque fixed to one side. Stafford knot at each corner of the plaque
Inscription: 5TH STAFFS./ LEEK BATTALION/ HOME GUARD/ "C" COMPANY/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames

History

Maintenance History: 2002: Vandalism reported to have taken place, including the deliberate snapping of small wooden Remembrance Day crosses left at the site.

Conservation

Components

Pillar

Made from: Concrete

Condition: Good

Plaque

Height: 18IN

Width: 12IN

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Further Information

Peakland Air Crashes - The North by Pat Cunningham 132 Published:Landmark Collectors Library 2006 Comment on vandalism, including small monochrome photograph.