Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Scarborough
- Town
- Gristhorpe
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2972
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Current location
Roadside - south side
opposite church
Main Street
Gristhorpe
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO14 9PP
England
OS Grid Ref: TA 08734 81909
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Obelisk with regimental carvings on the front face and set on a tapering plinth with the names in white lettering on the 6o'clock face. The whole is on a square base with further names in white lettering on the 6o'clock face. The obelisk is surrounded by concrete posts and railings.
- Inscription
- DULCE ET/DECORUM/PRO/PATRIA MORI/
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Chapman, Robert
Chapman, Thomas W
Croft, Frederick R
Fraser, Hubert H
Jones, Percy B
Newlove, Ernest
Williamson, George
See details for all 7 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Obelisk
- 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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