Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Craven
Town
Coniston Cold
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: c 5 May 1922
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel Tottie
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29534

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Current location

St Peter's churchyard
minor road
north of the A65
Coniston Cold
Craven
North Yorkshire
BD23 4EA
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 90295 55375
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
SMALL GOTHIC CROSS ON SQUARE PLINTH AND TWO STEPPED BASE. CARVED INSCRIPTION ON TWO SIDES OF THE PLINTH.
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK FACE: IN MEMORIAM/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ (NAMES) 3 O'CLOCK FACE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ (NAME)/ WHO LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1939 - 1945.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bateson, Robert
Clarke, Herbert
Cundall, Roland
Jackman, Robert
Perrett, George Henry
Thomson, James
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 6FT, width 2FT
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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