Morton Obelisk WWI and WWII

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Reference WMO/182505

Address:

Saint Philip and Saint James Church

Church Lane

Morton

Oswestry

Shropshire

SY10 8AJ

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Obelisk
Lettering: Painted
About the memorial: A granite obelisk surmounted on tapering plinth with commemorative inscription, raised on a two stepped base. The memorial is located within the grounds of St Philip and St James churchyard.
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SIDE ONE: PRO PATRIA/ IN HONOUR AND MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THIER LIVES/ FOR THIER COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ AUG 4TH 1914 - NOV 11TH 1918/ "THIER NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE" SIDE TWO AND THREE: (Names) SIDE FOUR: (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ "AT THE GOING DOWN OF/ THE SUN, AND IN THE/ MORNING WE WILL/ REMEMBER THEM"/ (Names)

Biggs ET, Bottfield CS, Davies DJ, Edwards JC, Elliston RE, Evans R, Gittens H, Jones A, Jones, J, Jones TL, Kendrick J, Lewis N, Lloyd J, Lloyd RT, Lloyd TF, Pearce A, Probert J, Roberts E, Rowlands CEW.

Grade II (England)

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