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    Memorial

    Thornton-in-Craven

    Thornton in Craven memorial

    Source: Copyright John Hendry

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    Current Location

    outside St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Road (B6252), Thornton-in-Craven, Craven, North Yorkshire, BD23 3TS, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SD 90163 48346

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • Richard Parkinson

    • Walter Robinson

    • W Digby Stockdale

    • Algernon Early William Ayre

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    29831
    Description
    FLORIATED CROSS ON OCTAGONAL SHAFT AND SQUARE PLINTH, ON TWO STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE. SURROUNDED BY LOW RAILINGS. Located on the roadside outside churchyard.
    Inscription
    FRONT FACE: EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1919/ IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ ALL OF THORNTON IN CRAVEN/ WHO NOBLY GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY REAR FACE: IN GRATEFUL & LOVING MEMORY OF/ FT SGT ALGERNON EARLY WILLIAM AYRE/ R.A.F./ WHO DID NOT RETURN/ FROM A FLYING OPERATION/ OVER BELGIUM ON THE/ NIGHT OF MAY 11TH 1944
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    surname,rank,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    surname, rank, date of death, service, place of death, forenames, manner of death

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 10FT


    Made from: Stone - Sandstone


    Condition: Good


    Plinth

    Height: 2FT

    Width: 2FT


    Made from: Stone - Sandstone


    Condition: Good


    • http://www.cpgw.org.uk/local-war-memorials/thornton-in-craven-yorkshire/