Messingham - Men of

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Reference WMO/215535

Address:

High Street/Church Street

Messingham

DN17 3RY

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Latin cross
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
  • Stone Marble
Lettering: Painted
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Former Yugoslavia (1991-1999)
About the memorial: Three stepped base surmounted by plinth, pedestal and cross. Inscription on marble tablets placed on the sides of the pedestal. Incised inscription in gold painted lettering. Crown carved in relief on the front face of the cross. Wreath carved in relief at the foot of the cross. Flower carved in relief on stones placed either side of the base of the pedestal. The name of the Bosnian Casualty was added in 1997.
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Side 1: IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF MESSINGHAM/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ AT THE CALL OF DUTY IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919./ (23 names)/ THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE; Side 2: IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF MESSINGHAM/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ AT THE CALL OF DUTY IN THE/ GREAT WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945./ (9 names)/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. SIDE THREE: IN/ MEMORY/ OF/ OTHERS OF MESSINGHAM/ WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN/ CONFLICTS SINCE 1945./ (name)

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