Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
East Yorkshire
Town
Warter
County
Humberside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
35088

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Current location

B1246
Warter
East Yorkshire
Humberside
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 869 504
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A large stone wheel cross surmounting a stone pedestal, which bears the names and an inscription in raised lettering. There is ornate Celtic-style carving on the head and shaft of cross, as well as a carving of St. George and the dragon at the base of the cross.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND THE GALLANT MEN OF/ WARTER PRIORY ESTATE WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY DURING THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ankers, Alfred
Boyes, Thomas
Byass, Bernard
Cook, Robert
Craven, Frederick
Craven, Robert
Harrison, Alfred
Johnson, Edward Hall
Lacy, Albert
Ward, Albert
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • 'Warter, an Estate Village', Susan Neave, Yorkshire Journal, Autumn 1994 (No. 7), p. 101.
  • 'Cast your eyes over land and Warter: Estate of the Week', Ronald Faux, The Times Weekend, 14 March 1998, p. 14.

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