Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Daventry
Town
Lower Harlestone, Northampton
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14984

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Current location

Adjacent to lych-gate
west of the Church tower,
St. Andrew's Churchyard
Church Lane
Lower Harlestone
Northampton
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN7 4EN
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 70037 64598
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Octagonal styled two-stepped stone base surmounted by a tapering square sectioned plinth, rectangular column with wheel cross. Incised inscriptions and names on two faces of plinth.
Inscription
Plinth face 1 : BE THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR FOR / THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD. / THEY SHALL YET STAND BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD. / AN EXCEEDING GREAT ARMY AND IN THAT LAST GREAT / MUSTER SHALL BE FOUND THESE ARE OWN BELOVED. / (20 NAMES in two columns) / 1914 - 1919 Plinth face 2 : ALSO / TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / ALL OF THIS VILLAGE, / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE SAME GREAT CAUSE. / 1939 - 1945.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bailey, Herbert
Batten, Gerald
Browning, Manning
Bull, Frederick
Burditt, Fred
Copson, Clarence
Cross, Daniel
Cross, John
Cross, Joseph
Dunkley, Arthur
See details for all 26 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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