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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Macclesfield
Town
Disley
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: c. 1920
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10011

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Current location

Ram Green
Junction Buxton Old Road and Buxton Road West
Disley
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK12 2AE
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 97454 84638
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Moline cross mounted with a Cross of Sacrifice on a octagonal shaft set on a square plinth. The whole surrounded by low curb stones containing flower beds.
Inscription
TO THE EVERLASTING HONOUR/OF THE MEN OF DISLEY PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR /1914-1919/ THIS CROSS IS PLACED HERE IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE. (Names) ALSO OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 † 1945/ (Names) Plaque 1: (Names) Plaque 2: (Names) Plaque 3: (Names)
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Ardern, Ellis
Ardern, Robert
Arnold, E Walter
Arnold, Reginald C
Band, Harry
Bell, Oliver
Bennett, Joseph
Bennett, Robert
Bold, Harry N
Bowden, Herbert
See details for all 97 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 97
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 97
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 5000 mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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