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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Coventry
Town
Keresley
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: August 1921
    Attended by: Lieutenant-General Sir John Keir
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17720

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Current location

St Thomas Church
Tamworth Road
Keresley
Coventry
West Midlands
CV6 2EL
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 310 840
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Celtic cross with a sword carved on the front face of the shaft and set on a tapering plinth with the names and dedication. The whole is set on three steps.
Inscription
6o'clock face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919. 12o'clock face: THESE DIED IN WAR THAT WE AT PEACE MIGHT LIVE,/ THESE GAVE THEIR BEST, SO WE OUR BEST SHOULD GIVE,/ NOT FOR THEMSELVES - FOR JUSTICE, FREEDOM, RIGHT,/ THEY FOUGHT, AND BID US FORWARD TO THE FIGHT. 3 and 9 o'clock face: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • Keresley 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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