Alberbury, Bausley, Cardeston and Wattlesborough War Memorial

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Reference WMO/86558

Address:

B4393

Alberbury

SY5 9AH

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Pillar/column
Materials:
  • Stone Limestone
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Massive square pedestal and square three step base. Surmounting all is a domed temple like structure resting on six pillars, and covering an urn. Inset panels on each face contain name lists and (front) a decorative relief panel (see below) decorative panel depicts a female figure (angel?) Cradling thehead of a fallen knight in armour
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FOR GOD KING AND COUNTRY/ THE PEOPLE OF ALDERBURY, BAUSLEY, CARDISTON AND WATTLESBORO ERECTED THIS MEMORIAL IN 1919 IN HONOUR OF THE GLORIOUS DEAD, WHOSE NAMES ARE HEREON INSCRIBED, IN ORDER THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS MIGHT REALISE THE GREAT GALLANTRY AND SELF SACRIFICE OF THOSE WHO, SO WILLINGLY, GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 (SIDE) 1914 - 1919 (NAMES) (REVERSE) 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

1914-1919: Major John Burgh Talbot Leighton MC Scots Guards and RFC, Lieut Armar Valentive Corry MC 1st Gren Guards, Sgt Wallace Francis 9th City of London Rgt, Far SGT Walter Maddox RE, Gnr John William Blower RFA, Tpr Albert Evan Davies Shrop Yeom, Spr John Hugh Dyas RE, Pte William Edward Evans 13th Cheshire Rgt, Pte Richard Evans 17th Manchester Rifles, Pte Arthur Fox 1st KSLI, Pte Edward Allen Gwilt 1st KSLI, Pte William Pritchard MGC, Pte William Sytherton KSLI, Pte George Henry Thomas MGC, Pte Thomas Vaughan 7th KSLI, Pte George Welchman ASC MT, Tpr Albert Wigley Montg Yeom, Tpr Frank Williams Xth Hussars/1939 - 1945: Sgt Stuart Cooke AG Coastal Command RAF, L/C Thomas JS Harris 2nd Queens Royal Rgt, Pte John E Millard 7th Warwickshire Rgt, Pte John H Speake North Staffordshire Rgt.

Grade II (England)

1366887

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