Memorial

Stoke Goldington

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Current Location

On the Village Green near The Lamb pub, on the main road south end of village., High Street (B526), Stoke Goldington, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK16 8UA, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 83793 48639

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 8251
Description: Two-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned tapering plinth with incised inscription panels. Rising from the plinth is a boss with an octagonal sectioned column plus a further boss, topped by a wheel cross. The whole memorial site is paved with a low perimeter chain and ten posts. A path enters this enclosure from roadside pavement.
Inscription: 6 O'clock: THIS MEMORIAL / WAS ERECTED BY / THE INHABITANTS OF / STOKE GOLDINGTON AND GAYHURST / IN MEMORY OF THEIR HEROES / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 9 O'clock: GREATER LOVE / HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN / HIS LIFE FOR THIS FRIEND

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 31
Died: 31
Information shown: Year died, forename, middle initial, surname
Order of names: Year of death

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Year died, forename, middle initial, surname
Order of names: Year of death

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Further Information

for images and biographical details, see https://www.buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk/memorials.htm and https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Buckinghamshire/StokeGoldington.html