Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Pillar / Column
- District
- Newark And Sherwood
- Town
- Blidworth
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998), Afghanistan (2001-2014)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 3 November 2007
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Unveiled
Date: 3 November 2007
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 58997
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Current location
Junction with Beck La
Roadside
Main St (b6020)
Blidworth
Newark And Sherwood
Nottinghamshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 590 557
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- An ashlar stone pillar with gable top and copings; steel plates within recesses on each side; inscription in upright capital roman lettering coloured black.
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock face: REMEMBERED IN SILENCE/ (...)/ (Names) 12 o'clock face: LEST WE FORGET/ 1939-1945 BLIDWORTH PARISH MEMORIAL/ (Names)/ NORTHERN IRELAND/ (Name)/ AFGHANISTAN/ (Name) (Some wording inknown)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allsebrook, Ralf A P
Allwood, Eric
Alton, James
Ashley, William
Bailey, Eric L
Barsby, Jack
Berridge, Robert
Binge, Joseph C
Bird, William E
Boness, Ralph
See details for all 78 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 32
Served and returned: 0
Died: 32
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,forename,regiment
Order of information: year died - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 44
Served and returned: 0
Died: 44
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename
Order of information: year died - Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename
Order of information: Undefined - Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stainless Steel - Pillar
Measurements: height 1650mm
Materials: Stone
- Plaque
- 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
- Other
- Reference
- BBC News Online Village reveals new war memorial news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7077927.stm
- Other website War memorial unveiled by Afghanistan conflict victim's family www.chad.co.uk/news/War-memorial-unveiled-by-Afghanistan.3443604.jp
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