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Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Stratford On Avon
Town
Lower Shuckburgh, Daventry
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19th November 1921
    Attended by: Lieutenant General Sir John Keir KCB
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19406
Current location

Crossroads of A425 Daventry Road with Grandborough Road
adjacent to Churchyard entrance.
Lower Shuckburgh Road
Lower Shuckburgh
Daventry
Stratford On Avon
Warwickshire
NN11 6DX
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 48925 62612
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Four-stepped square stone base surmounted by a rectangular sectioned plinth with tapering square sectioned obelisk. Bronze laurel wreath on 6 o'clock face of obelisk. Incised inscription set into a stone-bordered panel on 6 o'clock face of obelisk base. Incised names on 6 o'clock recess-panelled face of plinth.
Inscription
6 o'clock face : THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / THEIR / NAME / LIVETH / FOR / EVERMORE / (8 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bull, T. H.
Gardner, C.
Green, C.
Harris, D.
Hedge, W. T.
Jones, D. J.
Jones, G.
Wilson, H.
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: height 4500 mm
    Materials: Stone - Hornton
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 1020 mm, height 902 mm, width 1070 mm
    Materials: Stone - Hornton
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 3490 mm, width 3490 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Shuckburgh Parish

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