Whixley

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Reference WMO/146284

Address:

Stone Gate

Whixley

York

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Market cross
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Stone column with cross set on stone stepped base. Dedication is carved in stone on the front plinth of the cross. Names are listed on 2 metal plaques (security protected) on either side of the column base which appear to be later additions (possibly covering eroded stone panels). The head of the cross is carved with a very simple pattern with an almost Celtic style. The dates 1914 & 1919 are carved on the cross shaft. The cross is set within a small gated garden at the corner of 2 roads.
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1914/1919 TO THE HONOUR/ OF THESE BRAVE/ MEN OF WHIXLEY/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR

Pte. Geo. Allinson West Yorks. Regt./ Pte. O. W. Bramley West Yorks.Regt./ Pte. Herb. Bramley West Riding Regt./ Pte. Alfred Buck Yorkshire Regt./ Pte. Bertie Buck Northumberland Fls./ Cpl. R Butterfield East Lancs. Regt./ Pte. Oliver Cass Australian Imp. Forces/ Pte. Boucher Cass Australian Imp. Forces/ Sgt. Edward Coates West Yorks. Regt./ Pte. Chas. E. Cocker West Yorks. Regt./ L. Cpl. Geo. W Ferguson Kings Liverpool Regt./ Lieut. J. P. Sedgwick Rifle Brigade 1939-1945/ Pte. Walt. Ibbotson West Yorks. Regt./ Pte. M. Kettlewell York and Lancs. Regt./ Pte. Geo. W. Kilham Somerset Lt. Infantry/ Pte. Thomas Morrell Yorkshire Regt./ Tpr. Harold Pexton Natal Carabineers/ Dvr. Wm. Richmond Royal Field Artillery/ Pte. J. W. A. Scruton Lancashire Fusiliers/ Pte. Phil. St. G. D. Smith Lincolnshire Regt./ Capt. Paul Taylor East Yorks. Regt./ Gds. Enos Watson Scots Guards

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