Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Holderness
Town
Withernsea
County
Humberside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
35487

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Current location

SMALL MEMORIAL GARDEN
Central Promenade
Withernsea
Holderness
Humberside
England

OS Grid Ref: TA 34387 27840
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Very plain Latin Cross on square three-stepped plinth on eleveated base. Small angled stone wall behind bears civilian memorial plaque.
Inscription
FACE 1: TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF/ THOSE SIXTY FOUR BRAVE MEN OF WITHERNSEA/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ AND OF THEIR COMRADES FROM THIS TOWNSHIP/ WHO IN OFFERING AN EQUAL SERVICE WERE NOT CALLED/ TO AN EQUAL/ AUGUST 1920 FACE 2: OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ (NAMES)/ WORLD WAR 1 1939 - 1945 FACE 3: TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS TOWN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) FACE 4: (NAMES)/ "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND/ IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"/ WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945 ON WALL: IN MEMORY OF/ THE CIVILIANS/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE AIR RAID/ ON WITHERNSEA/ ON 24TH JULY 1942
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arksey, S
Arksey, S
Arksey, T E
Arksey, T E
Ashwell, W
Ashwell, W
Batty, J C
Batty, J C
Beasey, J
Beasey, J
See details for all 108 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 64
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 64
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 67
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 67
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 4FT, height 13FT, width 4FT
    Materials: Granite - Polished
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
ERECTED TO REPLACE THE OLD WITHERNSEA WAR MEMORIAL (NIWM 35489 ), REASONS UNKNOWN
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
YORKSHIRE WATER
Reference
  • YORKSHIRE HEROES VOL I A JOURNEY FROM HULL TO WITHERNSEA AROUND HORNSEA AND BACK TO HULL AGAIN by MANN, MALCOLM K 177 - 201 Source: Image Library NIWM

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