Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Huntingdon
Town
Eaton Socon
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
200

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Current location

Corner of School Lane and Great North Road,
Eaton Socon War Memorial
Village Green
School Lane
Eaton Socon
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE19 8EH
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 16973 58825
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three-stepped square base surmounted by a dual sectioned plinth and tapering obelisk. Made from blocks of Darley Dale stone. Incised inscription and names on side faces of plinth, infilled with black paint. Bronze wreaths and other designs circumnavigate above plinth level, at root of obelisk taper. The whole memorial is enclosed by a kerbed square platform with a post and chain barrier.
Inscription
6 o'clock face, upper plinth : ERECTED WITH GRATITUDE / TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH /WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / TO SECURE VICTORY IN / THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1918 / + + + / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE / 6 o'clock face, lower plinth : 1939 -1945 / + + + / THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT 3, 9 and 12 o'clock faces, upper plinth : (73 WW1 NAMES) / 3, 9 and 12 o'clock faces, lower plinth : (20 WW2 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, Frank
Adams, Fredk.
Addington, G. W.
Anderson, J. T.
Asbury, S. V.
Asplin, J. H.
Baker, H. W. J.
Ball, H. E.
Ball, R.
Balls, W. H.
See details for all 93 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 73
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 73
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename initials, surname, honours, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename initials, surname, rank, regiment.
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: height 20 ft
    Materials: Stone - Darley Dale
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £430

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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