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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Melton
- Town
- Sewstern
- County
- Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 70284
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Current location
On the corner of Back Lane and Main Street
Village Green
Main Street
Sewstern
Melton
Leicestershire
NG33 5RN
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 88524 21637
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A memorial cross made of Cornish granite and mounted onto a rectangular plinth. On the front face of the plinth is a stone plaque with the dedication written in raised lettering. The memorial is surrounded by a black fence.
- Inscription
- In Everlasting Memory/ of (Names)/ Who Gave Their Lives/ In The Great War 1914-1918/ They Died That We Might Live
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Armstrong, Thomas
Armstrong, William
Death, John
Strawson, Trafford
See details for all 4 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: unknown
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 107mm, width 53mm
Materials: Granite - Cornish
- 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
- Sewstern
- WMO ID: 269479
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 08-01-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- There is damage to the cross but it is unknown how this came about, basically there is cement joining the cross and the plinth below it.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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