Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Boston
Town
Bicker
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Non-Combat Deaths
Maker
Messrs M Tuttell & Son of Lincoln (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 10 October 1920
    Attended by: Revd George Herbert Clark, Mr W S Royce MP, Parishioners
  • Unveiled
    Date: 10 October 1920
    Attended by: Maj. S C Wright DSO, George Herbert Clark, Mr W S Royce MP, Parishioners
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62022

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Current location

Junction of Monument Road
Church Road and School Lane
Monument Road
Bicker
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE20 3DJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 22589 37691
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A stone monument in the style of a traditional Lincolnshire wayside cross, with a square, three-stepped base. Replacement polished granite tablets are fixed on all four sides to the uppermost block. Standing on this block is an octagonal plinth with shield devices carved in relief on the four corners. Running around the memorial clockwise from the eastern corner, the shields are carved with the inscriptions Pro Patria, Pro Rege, Pro Deo and Pro Recto. Following the Second World War an additional inscription was added to the memorial with a further four names. Inscription and names are on faces 1, 2 and 3 of the granite tablets, incised and picked out in black. The memorial is located within a triangular wrought-iron fenced island.
Inscription
Face 1: IN GREATFUL (sic) REMEMBRANCE OF/ THOSE OF BICKER WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ AUG. 1914 - NOV. 1918/ (Names) Face 2: 1939 - 45/ (Names) Face 3: DIED AT HOME/ FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bethway, John Henry
Bettinson, Alfred
Bettinson, Donald William
Coles, George
Creasey, Harold
Dowse, Jack
Elkington, Cecil John William
Gross, William
Hilton, Walter
Lancaster, Herbert
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 1230mm, height 4500mm, width 1230mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: depth c500mm, height c25mm, width c800mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Bicker 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
Costs

Memorial: £495 12s

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire - Michael Credland

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