Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Wyre
Town
Nateby
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3422

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Current location

by the roadside
the village street
Nateby
Wyre
Lancashire
PR3 0JH
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 46428 44860
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
plain obelisk on top of a three step plinth all surrounded by railings.
Inscription
THIS MEMORIAL WAS/ERECTED BY NATEBY/PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS/IN HONOUR OF THE MEN/OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL/WHILE SERVING THEIR/COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/(NAMES)/THE SITE WAS GIVEN BY/MR & MRS NORRIS BRETHERTON/OF RUNSHAW HALL, CHORLEY/TO NATEBY PARISH COUMNCIL
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Billington, Thomas
Croft, John
Cross, James
Grayston, Henry
Hornby, Nickolas
Pearson, Henry
Shaw, George
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 47
    Served and returned: 40
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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