Memorial

Nuneaton - WW1 and WW2

Nuneaton WW1 and WW2 war memorial

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Current Location

Next to Museum, Riversley Park, Coton Road (A444), Nuneaton, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5TU, England

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SP 3635091444

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 59776
Description: Three-step base with pillar, surmounted by a cross. The dedication to WW1 and WW2 is incised into an inset tablet on face 1 beneath a carved wreath. At the top of faces 2, 3 and 4, further stone dedicatory tablets are inset. Bronze name tablets are inset into faces 2, 3 and 4 beneath the dedicatory tablets, 1 each on faces 2 and 4, and 2 on face 3. The bottom step carries a low ornamental rail of twisted iron, painted black.
Inscription: Face 1: IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MEN/ OF NUNEATON AND NEIGHBOURHOOD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ KING & COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALL/ WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ “THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOR EVERMORE.” Face 2: "THEY WROUGHT TO SAVE/ US & TO SAVE US DIED"/ (Names on 1 plaque)/ Face 3: "THEY WROUGHT TO SAVE/ US & TO SAVE US DIED"/ (Names on 2 plaques)/ Face 4: "THEY WROUGHT TO SAVE/ US & TO SAVE US DIED"/ (Names on 1 plaque)/

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 674
Died: 674
Information shown: Surname, initials, rank, regiment
Order of names: Regiment, rank, surname, initials

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Costs: £500

Ceremonies

Unveiled: 14th November 1920

Conservation

Components

Memorial

Made from: Granite - Pink

Condition: Good

Plaques / Panels with names

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

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Nuneaton - WW1 and WW2

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