Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Rotherham
- Town
- Wickersley
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MESSRS CLARKSON AND CO (Builder)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 26th June 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 52980
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Current location
Morthen Road
Wickersley
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 47922 91684
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Tapering octagonal cross mounted on three octagonal base plinths. The inscriptions are on the third plinth from the bottom.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ THIS VILLAGE WHO/ FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR./ 1914 - 1919./ AND TO THOSE/ WHO FELL IN THE/ WAR OF/ 1939 - 1945./ AND WHOSE NAMES ARE/ INSCRIBED ON THE/ REVERSE PANELS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Baker, George Edward
Baker, John
Barker, Thomas
Bell, E O Peter
Bell, W
Bott, Dryden E M
Brown, Harry
Carr, George H
Chambers, John H
Foley, Thomas Edward
See details for all 43 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 28
Served and returned: 0
Died: 28
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
Order of information: rank,surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 14FT 6IN
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- 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
- Wickersley
- WMO ID: 244570
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 22-09-2016]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1920, NOVEMBER: COMMITTEE DECIDED TO HAVE A STONE POST AND CHAIN SURROUND THE MEMORIAL.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- ROTHERHAM AND DISTRICT WAR MEMORIALS by WESTWOOD,F AND FEATHERSTONE,A 428-429 Source: Image Library UKNIWM OFFICE Published:PRIVATE 2003
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