Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Huntingdon
- Town
- Great Paxton
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1921
Attended by: Parishioners, clergy
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 252
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Current location
Just North of the path to the church.
Holy Trinity Churchyard
Church Lane
Great Paxton
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE19 6RJ
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 20971 64153
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rough hewn Celtic cross set on a tapering plinth and stepped base, dedication and the names of WW1 men on the front face of the plinth in leaded lettering. Resting on the front face of the step is a small oblong tablet against the base with the names from WW2 in leaded lettering.
- Inscription
- Plinth: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH."/ 1939-1945 Tablet: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bowles, Charles R.
Bowles, William
Bryan, James O.
Bryan, John
Cane, Lionel A. F.
Cardell, Edmund P.
Cardell, Philip M.
Chandler, Charles E.
Hodson, Michael Scott
Lunniss, Frank
See details for all 14 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames, initials, rank, regiment
Order of information: Surname, forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames, initials, rank, regiment
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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