"MOULTON WAR MEMORIAL"

To the eternal memory of the men of MOULTON who died in the service of their country
Eighteen in the Great War of 1914-1919 and seven in 1939-1945 and one in the Korean War 1950-1953

On the left hand side of the path to the church of St.Peter in Brookside, Moulton is a Portland stone cross pattee ( the cross on a three stepped base). The cross itself is pattee Cross upon a slender octagonal pillar. Unveiled on 23rd May 1920 by Lieutenant R.T.Robins, it was constructed by builders W.J.Nutty The inscription on the front face of the plinth reads:- on the topmost step IN GRATEFUL AND HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM MOULTON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 on the centre step JAMES BASSETT ROBERT BRAGG GEORGE CLARKE WALTER CLARKE THOMAS FITCH LANCELOT LANGLEY on the lower step REST ETERNAL GRANT TO THEM O LORD on two faces, on the centre step the rest of the names for the Great War WILLIAM MIDDLEDITCH WALTER PAYNE ALFRED PEACOCK WILLIAM PLUMB ERNEST PLUMMER GEORGE PLUMMER and HARRY PLUMMER PERCY POOLEY FRED PRICE GUY ROBINS ARTHUR HOWE GEORGE RUSSELL on the remaining face,top step 1939-1945 centre step EVERARD COLLINGTON ANTHONY DARLING ALEXANDER HEATHERWICK DUDLEY BERNATO JOEL MICHAEL LANE NEWTON LISTER JOHN RUSEELL bottom step KOREA JOHN LANE 4.1.51 go BACK to Moulton 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.