Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Boothferry
Town
North Cave
County
Humberside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Malayan Emergency (1948-1960), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34828

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Current location

Village green
14 Westgate
North Cave
Boothferry
Humberside
HU15 2NJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 89410 32427
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Elaborately florated cross with octagonal shaft, square plinth, and octagonal three stepped base.
Inscription
IN HONOUR OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO/ FOUGHT AND IN EVER/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR GOD AND KING/ FOR RIGHT FOR FREEDOM/ AND FOR PEACE/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 1918/ (Names)/ SEE YE TO IT THAT THESE SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN/
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Blacker, Richard
Blanchard, George
Blanchard, Harold
Bradley, Charles
Carr, Edmund
Chrispin, Coates
Chrispin, William
Coultons, Fred
Curtis, John
Curtis, Tom
See details for all 30 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • North Cave 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
2012: Names illegible.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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