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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Ellesmere Port
Town
Great Sutton
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Falklands Conflict (1982)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9961

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Current location

Junction of A41 (new main road) and Sutton Way
St John the Evangelist Church
Church Lane
Great Sutton
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
CH66 4RF
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 37650 75581
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Elaborate floriated Maltese cross on square shaft and octagonal base. Square stone plinth on each corner of the base
Inscription
Cross column face 1: 1914/ 1918/ Cross base face 1: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ & IN MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR +/ + THE PATH OF DUTY/ WAS THE WAY TO GLORY/ Cross base face 2: (Names)/ Cross base face 3: 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ Cross base face 4: (Names)/ Plinth faces: 2, 1 and 8: SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD/ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP/ Plinth face 6: FALKLANDS WAR/ 1982/ (Name)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bcllis, Edward
Broughton, William
Callan, Paul
Cash, John Henry
Cash, Robert
Davies, Alfred Thomas
Dunnette, Charles
Edwards, John H
Evans, John Alfred
Greenway, Edward
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, initials
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname,forenames
    Order of information: Surname
  • Falklands Conflict (1982)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 1525mm, height 3658mm, width 1525mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Great Sutton 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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