Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Huntingdon
Town
Eynesbury
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1919
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
206

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Current location

St Mary's Church
St. Mary's Street
Eynesbury
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE19 2NB
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 18378 59836
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TALL ON TWO STEPPED BASE WITH 2 TABLETS SET INTO CHURCH WALL IMMEDIATLEY BEHIND IT. (see 58998 for WW2 details) CARVED FACES AND COLUMNS AT THE CORNERS
Inscription
THIS MEMORIAL CROSS WAS ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE BRAVE MEN OF EYNESBURY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Braybrook, W
Brown, F B
Byatt, H
Byatt, M
Chamberlain, J
Chamberlain, R
Chapman, A B
Chapman, J
Childs, A W
Corbett, J
See details for all 39 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 39
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 39
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, rank
    Order of information: Rank.
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY
  • 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
Sponsorship
Public

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