Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Rugby
Town
Wolston, Coventry
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19453

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Current location

Roadside
Village Green,
Main Street
Wolston
Coventry
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV8 3HH
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 41225 75616
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Single-stepped square base plus a further three-tiered square sub-base with sloping upper faces. Surmounting this base is a plinth, square sectioned at the bottom, transposing into an octagonal section at the top. Rising from the plinth is a square sectioned column, transposing into a tapering octagonal section, decorative capital and an eight-armed cross. Incised inscriptions infilled in black, on sides of plinth. The whole memorial is surrounded by paving, enclosed by a post & chain fence with further encirclement by a garden area.
Inscription
6 o'clock face : IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF WOLSTON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" 3 o'clock face : (9 x ww1 NAMES) / AFGHANISTAN 2007 / (1 NAME) 9 o'clock face : (9 x ww1 NAMES) / 1939 - 45. / (4 NAMES) 12 o'clock face : (9 x ww1 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Addison, Denys
Anderson, David W.
Atkins, John H.
Atkins, Walter
Barker, William
Bunney, Arthur
Butlin, Ronald B.
Chambers, Ernest
Clarke, Joseph J.
Conway, Wilfred B.
See details for all 32 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 27
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Afghanistan (2001-2014)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname,
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
WOLSTON PARISH COUNCIL

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