Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- South Northamptonshire
- Town
- Helmdon
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 1921
Attended by: The Bishop of Leicester,
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 15073
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Current location
Roadside
centre of triangular junction with Wappenham Rd,
Helmdon War Memorial
Station Road/Wappenham Road
Helmdon
South Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
NN13 5QT
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 58764 43923
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Very shallow, single-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a tapering rectangular sectioned two-stage plinth, shaft and ornate line patterned wheel cross. Incised inscriptions on front face of shaft and plinths. The whole memorial stands on a concrete surround and is within a semi-enclosed grassed area with a flower border. In turn, the site is further enclosed by a wooden post and chain fence.
- Inscription
- Shaft, 6 o'clock face : REMEMBER HIM / WHO DIED FOR / VS ALL FORGET / NOT THE MEN WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR ENGLAND Upper plinth, 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock faces : (12 NAMES) Lower plinth tablet, 6 o'clock face : (1 NAME)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ayres, Edmund John
Creed, George Victor
Finch, Charles Frederick
Franklin, Arthur Oliver
Grant, John Thomas
Humphrey, Alfred
Humphrey, Alfred
Lines, Sidney
Merrison, William
Seckington, William Harold
See details for all 17 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Hornton
- Cross
- Listing information
- Helmdon 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
- Helmdon War Memorial.
- WMO ID: 214995
- Condition: Good [last updated on 08-12-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Website with further information about Helmdon War Memorial :- www.helmdon.com/history/helmdons_war_memorial.html
- www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/214995 has missing image of WW1 names. JH.
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