Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Cambridgeshire
Town
Bassingbourn (bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth, Bassingbourn-cum-kneesworth)
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 22 May 1921
    Attended by: REV R H BOYD
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22 May 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Show More (1)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1298

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Current location

Near the parish church
Junction Of High St and North End
Bassingbourn (bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth
Bassingbourn-cum-kneesworth)
South Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
SG8 5NF
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 33110 43903
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three-stepped square base surmounted by double plinth, tapered shaft and celtic cross. Inscription on the faces of the upper plinth. Laurel wreath in relief on front face of upper plinth. Whole stands in the centre of an enclosure formed by four low red brick walls. Individual plaques giving details of each of the dead are fixed to the outer walls.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ THEY SHOWED US THE WAY/ 3 o'clock face: BASSINGBOURN/ (Names) 9 o'clock face: KNEESWORTH/ (Names) 12 o'clock face: AND OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ THEY DID NOT FAIL
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Chamberlain, Ralph
Clarke, Kenneth
Fitches, George
Fortune, Albert
Green, William
Hall, Frank R
Hall, Harry T
Hayden, George
Hayden, Nathaniel
Ingrey, Augustus J
See details for all 42 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 42
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 42
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 2590mm, height c6000mm, width 2590mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
History
1989: Memorial cleaned and re-cut.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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