Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Huntingdon
- Town
- Godmanchester
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MR ALFRED B YATES (Architect)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1st January 1921
Attended by: Major-General Pilcher CB - Unknown
Date: 1947
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 229
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Current location
Junction The Avenue and Post Street
Godmanchester War Memorial
The Avenue
Godmanchester
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 2AE
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 24417 70954
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Circle enclosing a cross with Fleur de Lys, set on a tapering shaft, square plinth, and stepped base. The lettering is in black.
- Inscription
- TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN EVER/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF GODMANCHESTER/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ AND IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abbott, S
Arnold, A
Ashley, J. H
Bester, J. H
Britton, G
Brock, G. W
Brown, C. W
Brown, T. C
Bullen, O
Butcher, W
See details for all 89 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 76
Served and returned: 0
Died: 76
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, surname, rank, regiment
Order of information: surname, initials - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, surname, regiment
Order of information: Gender, surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 5181mm
Materials: Stone - Stancliffe
- Cross
- 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
- GODMANCHESTER
- WMO ID: 122222
- Condition: Good [last updated on 03-10-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Roll of Honour - Huntingdonshire - Godmanchester www.roll-of-honour.com/Huntingdonshire/Godmanchester.html
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