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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Other memorial
- District
- Kingston Upon Hull
- Town
- Cottingham
- County
- Humberside
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 51986
Current location
OPPY WOOD
Cottingham
Kingston Upon Hull
Humberside
England
OS Grid Ref: TA 059 333
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- WOODLAND OF 18,000 TREES PLANTED IN MEMORY OF 200 LOCAL MEN WHO DIED IN THE BATTLE OF OPPY WOOD, FRANCE IN 1917
- Inscription
- (UNKNOWN)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- First World War memorial
- 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
- Oppy Memorial Wood, Cottingham
- WMO ID: 159756
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 26-10-2017]
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- History
- VARIOUS DATES: TREE GUARDS HAVE BEEN REOVED BUT THEY ARE REPLACED BY LOCAL PEOPLE AS AND WHEN IT HAPPENS
- Costs
Memorial: C £25,000
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- WOODLAND TRUST
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