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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- East Cambridgeshire
- Town
- Stretham
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MESSRS E WENLOCK & SON (Builder)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 13th November 1921
Attended by: CAPTAIN COLIN REITH COOTE DSO; MP
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 46507
Current location
STRETHAM CEMETERY
Stretham
East Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
CB6
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 514 743
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- PLAIN OBELISK ON SQUARE PLINTH AND TWO STEP BASE. ADDITIONAL WW2 TABLET MOUNTED VERTICALLY ON FRONT FACE
- Inscription
- LEST WE FORGET/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Baxter, A V
Baxter, F C
Beasley, P W
Bullman, B
Clark, A
Constable, W H
Dimock, B
Hazel, H
Hitch, G W
Howe, H
See details for all 24 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: 0
Died: 24
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: depth 36IN, height 120IN, width 36IN
Materials: Granite - Cornish
- 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
- Costs
Memorial: £170
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
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