Preesall and Knott End War Memorial
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Preesall and Knott End War Memorial
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 2 Feb 2020
Preesall and Knott End War Memorial, which stands on Haakons Mound, was unveiled on 3 October 1920 by General Sir A Hunter MP. It commemorated 33 local servicemen who died during the First World War; the names of six men who fell in the Second World War were added later. The memorial is listed at Grade II (Historic England List Entry Number: 1435233 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1435233 ). The memorial comprises a simple yet elegant war memorial Latin cross in the form of a Crusader cross on a plinth which is raised on an artificial grass mound, with a stepped approach which has handrails on both sides and a path which leads to the steps. A Plaque affixed to the plinth carries the following dedication: THIS CROSS IS ERECTED IN HONOUR AND REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF PREESALL WHO FELL IN THE WARS 1914-1918 AND 1939-1945 See the Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3382 for details of those commemorated on the memorial.
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Image Location
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