Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Gedling
Town
Woodborough
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 31st March 1921
    Attended by: COL F E SEELY
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27042

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Current location

ST SWITHUNS CHURCH
Main St
Woodborough
Gedling
Nottinghamshire
NG14 6DX
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 63158 47715
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TALL CELTIC STYLE CROSS ON FOUR SIDED TRUNCATED PYRAMIDAL PLINTH
Inscription
(FRONT) IN MEMORY OF/ THE WOODBOROUGH MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18/ (NAMES)/ (REAR)/ AND THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Desborough, Harry
Desborough, John Thomas
Foster, Fred Severn
Orange, Ernest
Orange, Harold
Poole, John William
Richardson, Sidney
Ridgard, William Henry
Savidge, Richard Claud
Shipstone, Percy
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £140

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CHURCH COUNCIL
Reference
  • 230L

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