Memorial
West Acre, East Walton and Gayton Thorpe WW1 and WW2
West Acre, East Walton and Gayton Thorpe WW1 and WW2
Source: War Memorials Trust - WMO130148
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Current Location
Memorial Cross, Village Green, West Acre, Kings Lynn And West Norfolk, Norfolk, PE32 1WB, England
OS Grid Reference
TF7801315231
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 72607
- Description
- Wheel cross set on a tapering column, square plinth, and four large stones. There is a circular stone base set on a flint faced mound with a gravel surround enclosed by a low kerbstone. A small rectangular plaque is set into the flint faced mound.
- Inscription
- ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM WEST ACRE, EAST WALTON/ AND GAYTON THORPE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE TWO WORLD WARS OF 1914 – 1918/ AND 1939 – 1945. THEIR NAMES ARE/ INSCRIBED ON A MEMORIAL IN THE/ CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, WEST ACRE. Memo: All Saints memorial ref 19728
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Custodian
- Unknown, possibly All Saints Church
Components
- Cross
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1439039
- Plinth
Made from: Stone
Condition: Poor
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1439039
- Plaque
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1439039
Report a Concern
- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 130148
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