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Latitude: 52.2083 / 52°12'30"N
Longitude: -2.4109 / 2°24'39"W
OS Eastings: 372018
OS Northings: 256759
OS Grid: SO720567
Mapcode National: GBR FZ.34KL
Mapcode Global: VH92J.5R9G
Plus Code: 9C4V6H5Q+8J
Entry Name: Whitbourne War Memorial
Listing Date: 28 March 2007
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1391906
English Heritage Legacy ID: 502680
ID on this website: 101391906
Location: Meadow Green, County of Herefordshire, WR6
County: County of Herefordshire
Civil Parish: Whitbourne
Traditional County: Herefordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Herefordshire
Church of England Parish: Greater Whitbourne
Church of England Diocese: Hereford
Tagged with: War memorial
WHITBOURNE
815/0/10025 MEADOW GREEN
28-MAR-07 Whitbourne War Memorial
II
Roadside war memorial. circa 1920. Rough hewn granite stone cross and shaft upon tapering plinth. The cross head is in the style of a Celtic wheel cross. There is an incised sword of sacrifice on the front face. The inscriptions on the plinth are in black painted lettering and reads as follows:
South face (front): IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO SERVED IN THE/GREAT WAR 1914-1919/THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE and a list of names of those who fell in the Second World War. Sides and rear: List of names of those who served in the War.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: War memorials are the most vivid reminder of the losses suffered during the First World War. As commemorative structures they have strong connections to their local communities. This simple granite cross stands as an arresting monument within the village of Meadow Green and commemorates the men of the parish of Whitbourne who served in the First World War.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 19 January 2017.
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