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Memorial details

Memorial type: Cross
District: Rugby
Town: Bourton on Dunsmore
County: Warwickshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 19206

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Current location

Tee Junction with Draycote Road,
Birdingbury Road
Bourton on Dunsmore
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV23 9RA
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 43597 70205
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Three-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned plinth, sloping capstone & square sectioned shaft with cross. Incised inscription on two sides of plinth. The whole memorial stands on a kerbed & grassed, triangular road junction refuge.

Inscription

6 O'CLOCK FACE: IN MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF BORTON / AND DRAYCOTE WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 3 O'CLOCK FACE: (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Cough, James C.
Doyle, Tom
Hawkes, Joseph
Knight, Fred
Palmer, Wilfrid
Seeney, William G.
Ward, Frederick
Whitehead, Arthur
Willets, James
Wilson, Thomas
See details for all 10 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 10
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename

Components

Cross
Measurements: depth 2130 mm, height 4450 mm, width 2130 mm
Materials: Granite

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

Bourton and Draycote WW1 Memorial Cross.
WMO ID: 104822
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 23-09-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Bourton on Dunsmore Parish

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