Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Chester
- Town
- Waverton
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 31 May 1920
Attended by: Bishop of Chester
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 9890
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Current location
St Peters Church
Common Lane
Waverton
Chester
Cheshire
CH3 7QT
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 45787 63734
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Simple Celtic cross on a square plinth and three stepped base.
- Inscription
- ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF/ WAVERTON AND HATTON IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THESE MEN/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ ALSO/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THESE MEN/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barnes, A
Bebbington, T
Dutton, A
Gregory, S
Grindley, P
Hill, N
Hughes, W
Parker, C
Pratt, G F
Purcell, J L
See details for all 15 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Memorial
- Listing information
- Waverton War Memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Waverton
- WMO ID: 255076
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 06-02-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Site: £110
Comments: A sum of money was left over from that raised and each returning serviceman was given a voucher.- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- Church Council and the Royal British Legion
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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