Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
North Lincolnshire
Town
Haxey
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
MESSRS BEATTIE & CO (Sculptor)
MR HENRY GILDING (Sponsor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 13th July 1928
    Attended by: LADY ILIFFE
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34770

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Current location

Village Crossroads
former site of pond
Intersection of Low St.
E. Lound St. and Epworth Rd
Haxey
North Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
DN9 2LE
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 77667 99753
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Figure of a soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed, on rectangular plinth and square three stepped base. It is sourrounded by a white metal fence anchored on stone supports on corners. The base of the statue is engraved in black block lettering on all four sides.
Inscription
West Face: 1914 - 1918 / IN HONOUR / OF THE MEN / OF THE PARISH OF / HAXEY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE / GREAT WAR / ERECTED BY / HENRY GILDING JP / LATE OF THIS PARISH West Face, Plinth: 1939-1945/ [Names] South Face: HAXEY/ [Names] North Face: WESTWOODSIDE/ [Names] East Face: IN HONOUR / OF THE MEN / OF THE PARISH OF / HAXEY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE / GREAT WAR / ERECTED BY / HENRY GILDING JP / LATE OF THIS PARISH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atack, J
Atkinson, H
Baines, E
Bartle, C S
Beedham, A L
Belk, E
Burrell, N
Clark, A
Coggan, H
Cooling, H
See details for all 48 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 43
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 43
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, year of death
    Order of information: Year of Death
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, year of death
    Order of information: Year of Death
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Haxey and Westwoodside War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
2011: Features of figure stable. 1989: Detail of face eroded. Surrounding railings damaged by car impact in the same year.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference

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