Memorial
Biddulph - WW1 Cross
Current Location
St. Lawrence's Churchyard, Congleton Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, ST8 7RG, England
OS Grid Reference
SJ 89013 59083
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 68222
- Description
- Celtic cross with a tapering shaft set on a tapering plinth, two stone steps, and a stone base enclosing a grass surround. The names are written in lead lettering on the faces of the plinth.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD ANDIN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE BIDDULPH MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ AUGUST 1914 - NOVEMBER 1918./ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."/ (Names)/ "THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE."/ (Names)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 73
- Died
- 73
- Information shown
- Forename, surname
- Order of names
- Alphabetical by surname
- Additional Information
- Originally 70 names with three added later
Components
- Cross
Made from: Granite - Cornish
Condition: Good
- Historic England - War Memorial in St Lawrence's Churchyard, Biddulph https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1450156