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Current location
Junction of minor roads to Hunsonby and Winskill
east of the two villages
Hunsonby
Eden
Cumbria
CA10 1PJ
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 58414 34978
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Red sandstone obelisk
- Inscription
- ERECTED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN WILLIAM/WATSON / WHO GAVE HIS LIFE / FOR/KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/THAN THIS /
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Watson, John William
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, middle name, surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: depth 460mm, height 2460mm, width 460mm
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Base
Measurements: depth 620mm, height 180mm, width 620mm
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Plinth
Measurements: depth 760mm, height 180mm, width 760mm
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- 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 - Responsibility
- Eden District Council
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