Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Kesteven
Town
Morton
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1920
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3718

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Current location

North aisle wall
St John the Baptist Church
Station Road
Morton
South Kesteven
Lincolnshire
PE10 0NN
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 09801 24007
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Latin cross on a column on a three-stepped inscribed base. In the church there is a plaque with the names of the fallen.
Inscription
On the cross: TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD AND IN/ MEMORY OF THE/ SONS OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREST WAR/ 1914-1918 R.I.P./ THEIR NAMES ARE RECORDED IN THE CHURCH On the plaque: REMEMBER IN THE LORD/ THESE MEN OF MORTON/ AND HANTHORPE WHO FELL/ FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ THO WHOSE MEMORY THE/ CHURCHYARD CROSS IS/ ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS/ IN HONOUR OF GOD INCARNATE/ AD 1920/ RIP
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashton, Arthur
Ashton, John Thomas
Barron, William James
Bates, Arthur
Booth, John James
Cox, Cecil
Fowler, Thomas
Hanford, Harold
Newton, Arthur
Parker, Arthur Charles
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 711 mm, width 406 mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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