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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: February 1921
Attended by: Gen Archibald Hunter MP

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

3379

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Current location

School Lane/Wallace Lane junction
Forton
Lancaster
Lancashire
PR3 0AS
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 48805 51271
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Stone Cross on tapered plinth and tapered base. Shield with crown on front

Inscription

6 o'clock face-TO THE/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ FORTON AND DISTRICT/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES) 9 o'clock face-TO THE/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ FORTON AND DISTRICT/ WHO FELL/ IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR/1939-1945/[names]

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Alston, Richard
Armer, James
Berry, Kenneth Pearson
Bowman, John
Brockbank, Robert
Crane, John
Cross, James
Donnelly, Stephen
Goodacre, Donald Forbes
Hoole, Henry
See details for all 20 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: Undefined
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Cross
Measurements: depth 160mm, height 760mm, width 410mm
Materials: Stone
Base
Measurements: depth 385-310mm, height 760mm, width 745-650mm
Materials: Stone
Plinth
Measurements: depth 220-180mm, height 1290mm, width 545-460mm
Materials: Stone

Listing information

Forton, Cleveley and Holleth War Memorial
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

Condition

Forton
WMO ID: 200854
Condition: Good [last updated on 14-05-2019]
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History

The plinth had to be replaced when moved in 1996, as it was too badly damaged to be moved, from road accidents (and had vanished from where it was being stored after removal from the old site in c 1993)

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Parish Council

Reference

Lancaster Guardian 5 Feb 1921

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