Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
East Lindsey
Town
Dalderby
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 04th October 1916
    Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL SIR WILLIAM R ROBERTSON BART GCB GCMG KCVO DSO
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20329

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Current location

Village green
Main Road (A153)
Dalderby
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN9 6JD
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 24962 66093
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
15th century style canopied calvary cross on octagonal column and plinth.
Inscription
SIDE ONE: IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF DALDERBY WHO/ VOLUNTARILY SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ PRESENTED/ BY THE LINCOLN INCORPORATED/ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A.D. 1915 SIDE TWO: IN/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ CPL. L. GARNER R.F.A./ 9TH DIV. KILLED IN ACTION/ BY ENEMY SHELL EXPLOSION/ AT NIEUPORT, BELGIUM/ ON 15TH NOV 1917/ BURIED AT ADINKERKE/ 16TH NOV 1917/ AGED 25 YEARS./ R.I.P. OTHER SIDES: (NAMES) ON SHIELDS: PRO DEO, PRO NEGE, PRO PATRIA AND PRO RECTO (TRANSLATION: FOR MY GOD FOR MY KING, FOR MY COUNTRY AND FOR INTEGRITY)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Billing, H
Garner, H
Garner, J W
Garner, Leslie
Garner, R C
Rylatt, E A
Rylatt, J E
Scholey, J
Scholey, T W
White, A
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 11
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 14FT
    Materials: Stone - Weldon
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Weldon
Listing information
Condition
History
C 1994: COLUMN AND CROSS REPLACED AFTER THE MEMORIAL WAS HIT BY A BUS
Costs

Site: £53 9S

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Reference
  • The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire - Michael Credland

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