Memorial

Great Chishill

Obelisk

Source: Copyright Andrew Tatham

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Current Location

By the roadside at the crossroads, St Swithin's Church, Crossroads of Heydon Road, Hall Lane, Barley Road, and May Street, Great Chishill, Royston, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, SG8 8SA, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 42220 38861

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 8422
Description: Obelisk set into roadside niche in churchyard wall.
Inscription: IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE CHISHILL MEN WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ (Names) Left face: REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED / ACROSS THE SEA / FOR ENGLAND'S LIFE FOR / ENGLAND'S LIBERTY Right face: TRUE LOVE BY LIFE TRUE LOVE / BY DEATH IS TRIED / LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND / WE FOR ENGLAND DIED

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 13
Died: 13
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

Conservation

Components

Obelisk

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown

Further Information

www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/262753/ . Accessed 20 August 2024