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Title
War Memorial
Date
1924
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 300 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 330 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
CW1_ML_S045
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Crewe Town Council
Custodian
Crewe Town Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
1st June 1924
Listing date
16/02/09
Inscription description
inscribed on back face of memorial base: 1914–1918; inscribed on front face of base: THIS STATUE WAS PLACED TO COMMEMORATE THE MEN OF CREWE WHO SEEKING THE WELFARE OF THEIR COUNTRY / GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN SO DOING AND ARE NOW RESTING IN AND BEYOND THE SEAS / LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS