Saxton And Towton War Memorial - Saxton, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 49.575 W 001° 16.695
30U E 613324 N 5965565
This cross in the churchyard of All Saints Church is a war memorial that commemorates the men of the villages of Saxton and Towton who died in both World Wars.
Waymark Code: WM1430K
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/04/2021
Views: 2
This simple war memorial in the form of a Maltese Cross on a plinth is in the grounds of All Saints Church in the centre of the small village of Saxton.
The church forms the main focus of the village and although in the church grounds the memorial is visible from Main Street.
The memorial is in the form of a plain Maltese style cross on a hexagonal plinth and square single step and is located in the church yard of All Saints Church, Saxton.
It has the following inscriptions on the memorial.
on the arm of the cross
LEST WE FORGET
On the plinth of the cross.
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF SAXTON AND TOWTON
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
WORLD WARS
THEY DIED THAT WE MAY LIVE
1914-1918
BD ASH
B LAWN
JH LAWN
F MARSHALL
G SCOTT
JRA SMITH
WA WHITE
1939-1945
EW MARSHALL
DE COOKE
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