Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Ryedale
Town
Amotherby
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
47218

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Current location

ST HELENS CHURCH
Church Street
Amotherby
Ryedale
North Yorkshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 75054 73434
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
STONE BASE SURMOUNTED BY WOODEN SHAFT AND CANOPIED CALVARY CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON THREE BRASS PLAQUES AT THE BASE OF THE FRONT FACE OF THE SHAFT.
Inscription
PLAQUE ONE: I AM THAT HE THAT LIVETH/ AND WAS DEAD./ AND BEHOLD/ I AM ALIVE FOR EVERMORE PLAQUE TWO: ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF/ GOD, AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO DIED IN/ THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) PLAQUE THREE: (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Barnes, Frank
Bentley, John William
Boyes, Henry
Brewer, Herbert
Brown, Harry
Clarke, Ernest
Dunnington, Alfred
Dunnington, George
Fisher, John B
Holliday, Joseph
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height C 10FT
    Materials: Wood
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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