Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Holderness
Town
Bewholme
County
Humberside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34918

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Current location

NEAR CHURCHYARD GATE
St John the Baptist Church
12 Skipsea Road
Bewholme
Holderness
Humberside
YO25 8DY
England

OS Grid Ref: TA 16557 50077
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
SMALL CELTIC STYLE WHEEL CROSS ON TAPERING PLINTH WITH TWO FURTHER TIERS, FOLLOWED BY A BROADER SINGLE STEP BASE CELTIC TRACERY ON FRONT FACE OF CROSS
Inscription
TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR GOD, KING AND EMPIRE/ 1914 - 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, George
Clements, Arthur C
Fenby, William
Franks, James
Franks, Robert P
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • YORKSHIRE HEROES VOL I A JOURNEY FROM HULL TO WITHERNSEA AROUND HORNSEA AND BACK TO HULL AGAIN by MANN, MALCOLM K 304-305 Source: Image Library NIWM

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