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    Memorial

    Butterwick

    Butterwick Memorial

    Source: Copyright Colin Murray

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    Current Location

    St Andrew's Church, Church Road, Butterwick, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 0EX, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TF 38765 44905

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    83767
    Description
    Three-stepped red granite obelisk enclosed by low wall and abutted by flower beds and lawn, incised on two faces with casualties from the First World War with detail picked out in white.
    Inscription
    South Face: ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF/ BUTTERWICK TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM/ THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR (1914-1918)/ (names) West Face: ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF/ BUTTERWICK TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM/ THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR (1914-1918)/ (names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    19
    Died
    19
    Information shown
    Surname, forename, rank
    Order of names
    Surname
    Maker(s)
    • Thomas Kent, Boston

    Custodian
    Parish council

    Components

    Obelisk

    Made from: Granite - Aberdeen


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1448490

    Base

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good