"DENSTON WAR MEMORIALS"

The war memorial in on the village green within the junction of Water Lane. Apparently of limestone which is deteriorating, a Celtic cross atop a hexagonal column on a hexagonal plinth. Unveiled in December 1921, that is the currently all that is known of the memorial. The dedication on the east face of the plinth reads:- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 * * * * * * Then going counter clockwise, the names, inscribed in upper case, give the forename and surname and under that the battalion and regiment. WILLIAM CARTER 7TH ROYAL FUSILIERS WILLIAM COOK 15TH SUFFOLK GEORGE MOORE 1ST ROYAL FUSILIERS * * * * * * JAMES ORBELL 2ND ROYAL SUSSEX DOUGLAS ORBELL 1ST CAMBS LEONARD RUTTER KINGS ROYAL RIFLES * * * * * * BUT THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD UNTO US AND WE WERE NOT HURT THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY * * * * * * WALTER TAYLOR 2ND SUFFOLKS ARTHUR TAYLOR 2ND SUFFOLKS * * * * * * FRANK TWITCHETT 16TH CANADIANS WALTER TWITCHETT WEST YORKS ARCH WHITEROD ROYAL FUSILIERS The monument could do with some expert painting in of the lettering which has been recently (2018) cleaned and is not badly weathered The Church of St.Nicholas, Denston go BACK to Denston home page

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.