Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- East Lindsey
- Town
- West Keal
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Sir John Ninian Comper RA (Designer)
Mr Goff (Sculptor)
Messrs. E Browning & Son of Splisby (Mason) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 25 November 1920
Attended by: Col C A Swan CMG - Dedicated
Date: 25 November 1920
Attended by: Rev H L Harrison - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 65920
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Current location
St Helens Church
Hall Lane
West Keal
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
PE23 4BG
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 36756 63758
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A stone Calvary cross decorated with a carved figure of crucified Christ, mounted on a three-step base.
- Inscription
- Face 1: TO THE MEN OF WEST KEAL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ Face 2: (names) Face 3: (names) Face 4: (names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adlard, William
Almond, Bernard
Bardley, Joseph
Cartwright, Edward
Eley, Benjamin
Grantham, Ed. Mason
Maltson, Joseph
Raithby, William
Roberts, Albert
Seymour, Alfred
See details for all 17 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, Surname, Forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 2060, height 4340, width 2060
Materials: Stone - Clipsham - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Clipsham - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Clipsham - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Clipsham
- Cross
- Listing information
- West Keal 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
- Condition
- West Keal
- WMO ID: 255077
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 17-01-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- 'To provide and place a churchyard cross of stone...', Faculty Book 13, 15 June 1920, p. 576.
- 'West Keal War Memorial: Unveiling Ceremony', Lincolnshire Chronicle, 11 December 1920
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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