Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Northamptonshire
Town
Upper Boddington, Daventry
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15095

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Current location

St. John the Baptist Churchyard
Church Road
Upper Boddington
Daventry
South Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
NN11 6DL
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 48225 53186
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two-stepped base surmounted by a square sectioned tapering plinth with two incised inscription panels on plinth sides. Decorated tapering wheel cross rises from plinth.
Inscription
6 o'clock plinth face : LEST WE FORGET / [Column 1]1914-1919. / ( 6 NAMES) [Column 2] 1939-1945. / (5 NAMES) 3 o'clock plinth face : IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE / THE SUPREME SACRIFICE. / THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS / WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD / WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ariss, W. G.
Boys, H
Branson, H
Brooks, T
Edmunds, T.
Ford, G. R.
Hull, S
Johnson, A. D.
Letch, F
Wells, A
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 2000 mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: height 560 mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 1210 mm, width 1360 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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