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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- West Lindsey
- Town
- Waddingham
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 07 September 1919
Attended by: Revd Joseph Simpson, Revd J. E. Tawnley, relatives and friends - Unveiled
Date: 07 September 1919
Attended by: Revd Joseph Simpson, Revd J. E. Tawnley, relatives and friends - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 54402
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Current location
Entrance to the churchyard
St Mary and St Peter's Church
Church Road
Waddingham
West Lindsey
Lincolnshire
DN21 4ST
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 98691 96347
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A stone obelisk standing on a plinth and a two stepped base. Face 1 of the plinth bears the dedicatory inscription, and the names from WWI and WW2 are on faces 2, 3 and 4, all in leaded lettering.
- Inscription
- Face 1: FOR GOD/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE FIFTEEN/ WADDINGHAM LADS/ WHO FELL WHILE SERVING/ IN H.M. FORCES/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914-1919/ 1939-1945/ Face 2: (Names)/ 1939-1945 (Names)/ Face 3: (Names)/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ Face 4: (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barker, Edward
Barker, George
Britcliffe, Edward
Charles, Fred
Churchill, Dennis
Cook, Jack
Cooling, Arthur
Cooling, Jonah
Cork, Walter
Dent, Robert B.
See details for all 21 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, initials
Order of information: Rank, surname, forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Concrete - Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Memorial
Measurements: depth 755mm, height 2020mm, width 755mm
Materials: Undefined
- Base
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire - Michael Credland
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