Ollerton War Memorial is a Grade II listed structure, achieving the status on 7 June 2019.
The memorial is made of Hopton Wood limestone and was designed and constructed by R Thompson of Ollerton.
Lady Savile unveiled the memorial on 30 September 1920 and it was dedicated by Reverend G J A D'Arcy, rural dean of Worksop. The total cost of the memorial and concrete base was £219 13s 10d. The site was donated by Lord Savile of Rufford Abbey who also paid for the laying out of the site as a memorial garden.
The memorial features dedications to men lost in 4 conflicts: WWI, WWII, Cyprus and Northern Ireland.
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THE CACHE
Look for the recent black bench dedicated in 2018. The first part of the manufacturers phone number is ABCDE.
The cache can be found at:
N 53 11. D D (D-E)
W 001 01. (D-E) C D
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The series is dedicated to those who fought for their country. "We will remember them!”
If anyone would like to place a War Memorial Cache of your own then please do so. We would ask if you do so please contact Just-us-Two through their profile page or justustwo1013@gmail.com
so they can keep track of the numbers
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*****PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT *****
****PHYSICAL CACHES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE PLACED ON THE ACTUAL MEMORIAL OR WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF SUCH MEMORIALS. AT ALL TIMES TREAT LOCATIONS OF MEMORIALS WITH RESPECT. ****