Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Dudley
- Town
- Cradley
- County
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- STANLEY A GRIFFITHS (Architect)
MR C R DAVIES (Mason)
MR J M TATE AND SON (Builder) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 28th January 1928
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 17514
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Current location
34 Church Road
Cradley
Dudley
West Midlands
B63 2UL
England
OS Grid Ref: SO 94245 85108
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A sandstone cross on concrete eight sided base with four stepped base. There is a brass wreath where placed on top part of the cross. Raised inscription on the cross and names are inscribed on tablets which surmounted on four sides of plinth. Carved lettering in black.
- Inscription
- GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (Exact line spacing unknown) / (Names))
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Attwood, Lawson
Bagley, George
Barnsley, Albert Henry
Belcher, Walter James
Billingham, Arthur
Billingham, Arthur
Billingham, Joseph
Bills, Bert Woodhouse
Bills, Caleb
Bloomer, Edwin
See details for all 117 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 117
Served and returned: 0
Died: 117
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 3220MM
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 2003: SUBJECT TO VANDALISM THEREOFRE PLANS TO CREATE MEMORIAL GARDEN AND RESTORE MEMORIAL
- Costs
Site: £457 15S 2D
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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