Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Oswestry
- Town
- West Felton
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 10th April 1921
Attended by: BRIG GEN J V CAMPBELL VC CMG DSO ADC - Dedicated
Date: 10th April 1921
Attended by: REV FRANK TAYLOR - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13822
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Current location
West side of the road between Fox Lane and The Avenue.
Haslehurst Memorial Institute
Holyhead Road
West Felton
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY11 4EL
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 34780 25446
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- LATIN CROSS ON RUNCORN STONE PILLAR AND THREE STEP OCTAGONAL BASE. INSCRIPTION ON TABLETS ATTACHED TO THE SIDES OF THE BOTTOM TWO STEPS. STONE OF REMEMBRANCE PLACED NEAR-BY IN THE GARDEN
- Inscription
- CROSS: WEST FELTON BRITISH LEGION 1968/ (NAMES)/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF WEST FELTON WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) STONE: 1995/ COMMEMORATING THE END/ OF WORLD WAR II/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ 1939 - 1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Baines, Frank
Bethel, Charles
Buckle, Frank
Butler, John
Cheshire, Ben
Collins, Arthur
Davies, Edward
Davies, Frederick
Dovaston, John
Edwards, Harry
See details for all 36 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 33
Served and returned: 0
Died: 33
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 2490MM, height 4570MM, width 2490MM
Materials: Stone - Runcorn - Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- West Felton Cross
- WMO ID: 162639
- Condition: Good [last updated on 05-06-2018]
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- History
- ORIGINAL CARVED INSCRIPTION BECAME ILLEGIBLE AND WAS REPLACED BY MODERN SLATE PANELS WITH INCISED AND PAINTED NAMES
- Costs
Memorial: £210
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Reference
- Unveiling & Dedication of the War Memorial at West Felton - Sunday, April 10th, 1921. West Felton: Parish of West Felton, 1921. ( Unveiling programme)
- Anonymous, 'West Felton War Memorial', Wellington Journal & Shrewsbury News, 16 April 1921, p. 7, cl. 6.
- Anonymous, 'West Felton War Memorial', Shrewsbury Chronicle, 28 January 1921, p. 4, cl. 6.
- Anonymous, 'West Felton War Memorial', Wellington Journal & Shrewsbury News, 10 July 1920, p. 7, cl. 3.
- Anonymous, 'West Felton War Memorial', Wellington Journal & Shrewsbury News, 13 December 1919, p. 10, cl. 5.
- Anonymous, 'West Felton War Memorial', Wellington Journal & Shrewsbury News, 29 November 1919, p. 11, cl. 3.
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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