Memorial Cross - Sowerby. UK
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dtrebilc
N 54° 13.542 W 001° 20.401
30U E 608216 N 6009905
This red granite cross stands outside the walls of St. Oswald's Church and was erected to commemorate the men of the parish who died in WWI.
Waymark Code: WM16ZHB
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/06/2022
Views: 1
The cross has an original WWI inscription on the front face and was amended after WWII with an inscription on the rear of the cross.
In 2018 two commemorative benches were place behind the front and rear faces of the cross for the centenary commemorations of the end of WWI.
Front face inscription
ERECTED
IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
THE
BRAVE MEN
OF THIS
PARISH
WHO MADE
THE
SUPREME
SACRIFICE
IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
Rear face inscription
ALSO
THOSE
WHO FELL
IN THE
1939 - 1945
WAR
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Sowerby Town Council
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Physical Address of Monument:
Front Street
Sowerby, North Yorkshire United Kingdom
YO7 1JF
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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